- Collection:
- Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Title:
- Situation report No. 233
- Creator:
- United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans
- Publisher:
- 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).
- Date of Original:
- 1958-03-10
- Subject:
- 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 - People:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
- Location:
- United States, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, 34.74648, -92.28959
- Medium:
- reports
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- 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. - Metadata URL:
- http://presidentialtimeline.org/html/record.php?id=136
- Rights Holder:
- Rights Status: Unrestricted
- Contributing Institution:
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
- Rights:
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