What happened when African American students first arrived at Central High School in Little Rock?

When the nine African American students first tried to enter Central High School in 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had ordered the National Guard to block them. The guardsmen turned the students away, so they did not enter the school that day. Federal troops escorted them into Central High later, after President Eisenhower intervened.

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