US Federal troops deployed to Arkansas to reinforce antisegregation laws

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

On 17 May 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional (Brown v. Board of Education). Violence subsequently broke out in the U.S. South. Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas, attempted to block the introduction of blacks into Little Rock public schools. In response, President Dwight D. Eisenhower dispatched Federal Troops to uphold the law. SAME AS 6316

61 words

Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "US Federal troops deployed to Arkansas to reinforce antisegregation laws". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3328, accessed 19 March 2024.]

3328 US Federal troops deployed to Arkansas to reinforce antisegregation laws 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.