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sep 4, 1957 - Eisenhower sends in Federal Troops

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The Governor ordered the Arkansas National Guard to surround Central High School to keep the nine students from entering the school, President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock to insure the safety of the "Little Rock Nine" and that the rulings of the Supreme Court were upheld.

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sep 4, 1957
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~ 68 years ago

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