Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Question
What if the 101st airborne didn't intervene?
Why the Civil Rights Movement Began
•1954 the Supreme Court ruled to desegregate schools
•Shortly thereafter parks, public housing, buses and air terminals etc.
•John F. Kennedy gave many blacks hope - Civil Rights Bill (proposed this)
•The 1960's were a time of rebellion against the government (counterculture)
•Rosa Parks
•Professional sports personalities gave hope eg. Jackie Robinson and Mohammed Ali
•Shortly thereafter parks, public housing, buses and air terminals etc.
•John F. Kennedy gave many blacks hope - Civil Rights Bill (proposed this)
•The 1960's were a time of rebellion against the government (counterculture)
•Rosa Parks
•Professional sports personalities gave hope eg. Jackie Robinson and Mohammed Ali
Little Rock
•1957 Black children tried to go to school at Little Rock High School (Integrated schooling)
•The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used the National Guard to stop this from happening
•The Mayor of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops
•Eventually troops from the 101st airborne were used to protect black children from going to school
•The white populations of the area were mad
•The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used the National Guard to stop this from happening
•The Mayor of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops
•Eventually troops from the 101st airborne were used to protect black children from going to school
•The white populations of the area were mad
Summary
In the largest city in Arkansas, in 11957 black children tried to attend a white school. The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used National Guards to stop them. The Major of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops. 101st airborned were used to protect children.