Why did President Eisenhower send federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

A.to protect striking black garbage workers from police brutality
B.to support Governor Orval Faubus in his efforts to uphold Jim Crow laws
C.to enforce court-ordered integration of the city's public high school
D.to break a boycott of public transportation by the city's black residents

C. to enforce court-ordered integration of the city's public high school
In 1957 nine African American students known as the Little Rock nine attempted to enter the high school in Little Rock. They were not allowed to enter and so President Eisenhower sent the National Guard to Arkansas to force their entry.

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DimahiS DimahiS · Answer 2 · 2022-07-14T12:01:47+02:00

President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 in order to enforce court-ordered integration of the city's public high school.

Who was President Eisenhower?

The early stages of the Italian campaign were overseen by President Eisenhower, who was then tasked with directing the Allied invasion of Western Europe in December 1943.

He oversaw following operations in France while serving as the supreme commander of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy.

What is a court-ordered integration?

As a solution, courts mandated the racial integration of educational districts within certain cities, occasionally stipulating that the racial makeup of every school within the district must correspond to the makeup of the district as a whole.

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