The 101st Airborne Case Study

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The 101st Airborne
Matthew Haggard

Little Rock- President Dwight Eisenhower ordered the 101st
Airborne to protect the little rock nine (nine black students going to Hot Springs High School during integration). The governor of Arkansas, Governor Faubus, had ordered the Arkansas National Guard to keep the nine black students from going to that school. The 101st Airborne were there to stop the Arkansas National Guard from trying to stop the students.

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Even though they were there to protect the students they had to actually fight some to protect the black students.
Central High School
Matthew Haggard

Little Rock- Little Rock Central High School was the place where integration first started. Nine Black students

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