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

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12 April, 09:06

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

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Pierce Stokes · Answer 1

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.