President Eisenhower's Role In The Civil Rights Movement

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Eisenhower was president during some significant events throughout the civil rights movement however; his actual role was rather limited. Due to the fact that he had strong beliefs that Federal government should not interfere with state government also, that civil rights groups worked for themselves rather than the good of the country.
First of all, in 1954 a black man wanted his daughter to go to an all-white school, which was not allowed because of segregation, he took his case to court. Chief justice Vinson who was originally judging the court case died and consequently, Eisenhower appointed Chief Justice Warren. Warren was governor of California and had previously stepped down from running for president to support Eisenhower, so Eisenhower

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