▁working ▁to ▁end or se ▁the ▁social ▁freedom ▁of ▁those ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Arm strong ’ s ▁visit ▁to ▁Africa ’ s ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁was ▁h ug ely ▁successful ▁and ▁attract ed ▁magnific ent ▁crow ds ▁and ▁w ides p read ▁press ▁coverage . ▁ ▁His ▁band ’ s ▁performance ▁in ▁Acc ra ▁resulted ▁in ▁public ▁enthus ias m ▁due ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁de emed ▁an ▁“ un bi ased ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁African ▁course … .” . ▁ ▁Although ▁Arm strong ▁was ▁indeed ▁advoc ating ▁the ▁US ▁foreign ▁policy ▁strateg ies ▁in ▁Africa , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁whole - heart edly ▁agree ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁government ' s ▁dec isions ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁school ▁des eg reg ation ▁crisis ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas , ▁Arm strong ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁point ▁to ▁open ly ▁critic ize ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁and ▁Ark ansas ▁Governor ▁Or val ▁Fa ub us . ▁ ▁Inst ig ated ▁by ▁Fa ub us ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁to ▁prevent ▁Black ▁students ▁from ▁integr ating ▁into ▁Little ▁Rock ▁High ▁School , ▁Arm strong ▁abandoned ▁his ▁amb assador ship ▁period ically , ▁je op ard izing ▁the ▁US ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁ ▁use ▁Arm strong ▁to ▁represent ▁America ' s ▁ra cial ▁position ▁abroad , ▁specifically ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁Eisen h ower ▁sent ▁federal ▁troops ▁to ▁u ph old ▁integration ▁that ▁Arm strong ▁re