Act 5, passed during the Special Session of the Arkansas General Assembly in 1958, gave the state power to withhold funds to schools closed by the Governor. This act effectively allowed the Governor to use public funds to support non-integrated...
Politics and Government; George Wallace; Segregation
In the 1972 Legislative Session, Rep. Frank Hensee of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, introduced a resolution praising segregationist Alabama Governor George Wallace. The resolution passed 70-9.
Little Rock Central High School; Blacks; African-Americans; Integration; Lost Year; Education
An almost-empty hallway inside Central High School in September 1958, when Governor Faubus closed the Little Rock public high schools to avoid integration.
Little Rock (Ark.); Little Rock Central High School; African-Americans; Blacks; Integration
Act 4, passed by the Arkansas General Assembly in the Extraordinary Session of 1958, gave Governor Orval E. Faubus the power to close the public schools in order to prevent integration.
Integration; Desegregation; African-Americans; Blacks; Little Rock Central High School; Little Rock (Ark.); Judge Ronald N. Davies; Osro Cobb; Aaron v. Cooper
FBI report regarding hearing in Judge Davies' court that resulted in issuance of restraining order preventing Governor Orval E. Faubus from using Arkansas National Guard troops to bar black students from entering Little Rock Central High School.
Integration; Desegregation; Anti-Semitism; African-Americans; Blacks; Jews; Little Rock Central High School; Little Rock (Ark.)
Newsletter decrying Jewish influence in the Hotel Statler's decision to deny use of their facilities to Mr. Charles Robertson and applauding Governor Orval Faubus stand for "state's rights."
Integration; Desegregation; African-Americans; Blacks; Little Rock Central High School; Little Rock (Ark.)
Telegram from Governor Orval Faubus to Little Rock School Board President Wayne Upton absolving himself from responsibility in the cancellation of high-school athletics (football).
