Under escort of the Screaming Eagles, sent by President Eisenhower, nine black students enter Central High and complete their first day. Just three weeks ago, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus sent National Guard troops to prevent the students from entering. He has now been over ruled by President Eisenhower. Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent in 1,000 army paratroopers to enforce the integration in Little Rock. Many of the men were stationed in the school hallways to help keep the physical violence to a minimum. Most were stationed outside the school to keep the segregationist mobs from entering throughout the school day. Furthermore, each of the Little Rock Nine had their own guard while at school to keep an eye out on violence. The troops in the school are to not start to participate in any physical or verbal attacks on either the black or white students. Their only mission is to keep the Little Rock Nine alive, to keep the integration.
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Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in educational facilities was unconstitutional on May 17, 1954. Five days after, the Little Rock School Board issued a statement saying they would comply with the Supreme Court’s decision. The school board also stated they would follow any outlines of the method and time frame on how they should desegregate once they were given them. The Little Rock School Board, in 1955, adopted an integration plan to begin in 1957, in just the high school. This was even before the Supreme Court ordered integration to proceed with a great speed. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) argued the school’s adopted plan was too gradual. When they filed the suit, the federal judge stated the school board was acting in “good faith,” therefore the suit was
Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in educational facilities was unconstitutional on May 17, 1954. Five days after, the Little Rock School Board issued a statement saying they would comply with the Supreme Court’s decision. The school board also stated they would follow any outlines of the method and time frame on how they should desegregate once they were given them. The Little Rock School Board, in 1955, adopted an integration plan to begin in 1957, in just the high school. This was even before the Supreme Court ordered integration to proceed with a great speed. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) argued the school’s adopted plan was too gradual. When they filed the suit, the federal judge stated the school board was acting in “good faith,” therefore the suit was