In 1957, President Eisenhower intervened to ensure the integration of the Little Rock Nine at Central High School by sending federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas. This action came after Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus deployed the National Guard to block the students' entry, defying federal desegregation orders. Eisenhower's deployment of the 101st Airborne Division aimed to protect the nine African American students and uphold the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. His decisive action marked a significant federal commitment to civil rights during the era.
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