Question

Why did president Eisenhower send federal troops to Little Rock Arkansas in 1957

Answer 1

Eisenhower sent in federal troops to Arkansas Central HS because governor Orville Faubus tried to block the admittance of nine black students (Little Rock Nine) in accordance with the Brown Vs Board desegregation decision. Large angry mobs threatened violence and even death threats causing Ike to react with the national guard.

Answer 2

Handwritten notes by president Dwight D. Eisenhower on the decision to send federal troops to Little Rock during the Central High School integration crisis in September 1957. ... President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered troops from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to restore order and to protect the students