Monday, September 23, 1957, nine black students attempted to attend Little Rock High School. These students were met by angry mobs of white students who did not want black students in there school. Govenor Orval Faubus initailly prevented the nine students from attending the school. Intervention from President Dwight D. Eisenhower was required when he had to send in the US Army 101st Airborn division ion to escourt the students into school.
This day is one of the most significant events in the African American Civil Rights Movement.
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