Read the following excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s letter to President Eisenhower.

As the chief executive of our nation, I respectfully suggest that you unwittingly crush the spirit of freedom in Negroes by constantly urging forbearance and give hope to those pro-segregation leaders like Governor Faubus who would take from us even those freedoms we now enjoy. Your own experience with Governor Faubus is proof enough that forbearance and not eventual integration is the goal the pro-segregation leaders seek.

To which specific historic event is Jackie Robinson referring to in the letter?

Little Rock Crisis describes the tension that followed the enrolment of nine African American students in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Initially, the students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. An intervention by President Dwight D. Eisenhower was necessary in order for them to attend.

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adioabiola adioabiola · Answer 2 · 2022-05-09T10:58:13+02:00

The specific event which has gone down in history and is being referred to in the letter is; Little Rock Crisis.

What Specific Historic event is being referred to in the excerpt?

It follows from history that;

In September, 1957, the first day of classes at Central High, Governor Orval Faubus called in the Arkansas National Guard to deny the Black students' entry into the high school.

On some later date, that same month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school.

On this note, the event being referred to in the excerpt is the Little Rock Crisis.