Fall of segregation After the Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954), some students worked to integrate schools in the state. The Little Rock Nine brought Arkansas to national attention in 1957 when the federal government had to intervene to protect African-American students trying to integrate a high school in the capital. Governor Orval Faubus had ordered the Arkansas National Guard to help segregationists prevent nine African-American students from enrolling at Little Rock's Central High School. After attempting three times to contact Faubus, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent 1,000 troops from the active-duty 101st Airborne Division to escort and protect the African-American students as they entered school on September 25, 1957. In defiance of federal court orders to integrate, the governor and city of Little Rock decided to close the high schools for the remainder of the school year. By the fall of 1959, the Little Rock high schools were completely integrated.
fall of segregation after the supreme court ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional in brown v board of education of topeka kansas (1954) some students worked to integrate schools in the state the little rock nine brought arkansas to national attention in 1957 when the federal government had to intervene to protect african-american students trying to integrate a high school in the capital governor orval faubus had ordered the arkansas national guard to help segregationists prevent nine african-american students from enrolling at little rock's central high school after attempting three times to contact faubus president dwight d eisenhower sent 1000 troops from the active-duty 101st airborne division to escort and protect the african-american students as they entered school on september 25 1957 in defiance of federal court orders to integrate the governor and city of little rock decided to close the high schools for the remainder of the school year by the fall of 1959 the little rock high schools were completely integrated