dde_ddetimeline_136 136 ddetimeline dde yes Situation report No. 233 United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans Federal-state controversies--Arkansas School integration--Arkansas--Little Rock African American students--Arkansas--Little Rock High school students--Arkansas--Little Rock Segregation in education--Arkansas--Little Rock Race riots--Arkansas--Little Rock Violence--Arkansas--Little Rock Race relations Little Rock (Ark.)--Race relations--History--20th century Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) Presidents--United States Obstruction of justice--Arkansas--Little Rock Soldiers--United States Governors--Arkansas Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Notes about the role of the United States military at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in March 1958. The report lists what military assignments were made as well as recording three incidents that occurred relative to the school's integration. Notes on the page indicate it was issued as a classified document and was declassified in 1979. The Little Rock school district voted to integrate its schools in 1957. Governor Faubus, opposed to integration, sent members of the Arkansas National Guard to prevent African American students--the "Little Rock Nine"--from entering Little Rock Central High School on September 4. Federal courts ordered Governor Faubus to remove the troops and permit the nine students to enter the school on September 23, 1957. However, because of the rioting that continued outside, the students were removed from the school after three hours. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered troops from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to restore order and to protect the students. After a single year of integration, during which time the 101 Airborne Division remained at the school, Governor Faubus closed the Little Rock public high schools to avoid further integration. The United States Supreme Court declared Faubus' action illegal and the public schools reopened August 1959. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Austin, Tex. : Learning Technology Center. The University of Texas at Austin ; Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century 2008 Reports http://presidentialtimeline.org/html/record.php?id=136 Collection: White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary, 1952-1961, Series: Subject Series; Alphabetical Subseries, Box Number: 17, Folder Title: Little Rock, Vol. I--Reports [Stet.] (8). Requires Adobe Flash Player. Forms part of: Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. 1958-03-10 Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski County (Ark.) Rights Status: Unrestricted 20090526 204830