Send+in+Troops

__//Send in Troops //__ **Read the information below to find out what really happened what Eisenhower made the to send the national guard to Little Rock Arkansas:**

After being faced with the controversial decision of whether to get involved in the dispute in Little Rock, Arkansas, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER decided to send the country’s NATIONAL GUARD to Little Rock in order to protect and allow the students to go to school. After hearing WOODROW MANN’S request, he realized that interfering in the situation was the only way that the students could successfully integrate. He felt that blacks needed to have equal rights, and by integrating they would receive the rights that they deserved. Eisenhower knew that there would be angry mobs awaiting the students as they attempted to integrate and many of them could potentially lose their lives, so he sent in units of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division to escort the NINE into the school on September 25, 1957 ("Little Rock"). The president had declared segregation to be unconstitutional, and he was willing to execute drastic measures, such as sending in the NATIONAL GUARD, in order to integrate students. Slowly, people began to look at blacks the way they looked at whites.



Arkansas governor, ORVAL FAUBUS, was very upset by this choice. He had failed at prevented these students from integrating into Central High, but could not do anything because of the U.S. Army that intervened. The monumental choice made by Eisenhower __was a major step towards educational and overall EQUALITY for African Americans living in the U.S__., because President Eisenhower was finally taking action against segregation. The integration of students at Little Rock was a __national symbol for change__ and as a result many other black students integrated into white schools and attempted to receive a better education. If schools in the U.S. didn't want blacks to integrate into their school, they didn't have the option of banning blacks from integration. After schools started to integrate, public places also began to integrate as well. As integration became more popular, and the rights of African Americans started to become equal, the last movement had to be made to officially end discrimination held against blacks in society, which was the CIVIL RIGHTS movement. JAMES MEREDITH, a young black man who aspired to attend the all white University of Mississippi, had the support of the US government, and he integrated into the college due to the standard set by Eisenhower to intervene until integration was complete (Mintz). Other civil rights activists continued strived for equality as well. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., remained strong in his beliefs and led a powerful movement that fought for equality. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. led thousands of African American people who had felt mistreated and unwanted in America to fight for equality and speak their beliefs.Without President Eisenhower making this profound decision, __INTEGRATION would not be what it is toda__y. Blacks may not have the rights that they do today with out this decision. It was a __monumental step in America's civil rights.__



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