Little Rock 9 (1957) Arkansas high school integrated only after Eisenhower intervenes over government (State’s Rights?)
Little Rock Reunion; Federal State Relations
Lessons from Little Rock - Federal Supremacy:
President Eisenhower declared “In that city [Little Rock] under the leadership of demagogic extremists, disorderly mobs have deliberately prevented the carrying out of proper orders from a federal court….the President’s responsibility is inescapable. In accordance with that responsibility, I have today issued an Executive Order directing the use of troops under federal authority to aid in the execution of federal law at Little Rock, Arkansas.”
Supplemental Video Links - The Civil Rights Movement
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/01_till.html#video