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This Year In History-Judicial Power (Little Rock-September 20-23, 1957)
9/23/07 | Self

Posted on 09/23/2007 3:26:50 AM PDT by Nextrush

Federal District Judge Ronald Davies opened a contempt hearing on Friday morning September 20th, 1957 with four lawyers representing Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus putting up objections.

But they failed to move Judge Davies and the lawyers walked out of the hearing in the middle of the day.

The chairman of the Democrat Party in Arkansas put out a statement saying that Judge Davies and other federal courts had no right to question the judgement of Governor Faubus and National Guard leaders.

Governor Faubus, who was not present at the hearing, told reporters "now begins the crucifixion."

Later in the day Judge Davies issued an injunction to withdraw the National Guard from Little Rock Central High School.

Governor Faubus appeared in a televised speech Friday evening to announce the guard was withdrawing and that he had "no choice" but to comply with the order.

He said the injunction would be appealed.

Now plans were put into motion for nine black students to attend school on Monday with Little Rock police providing security.

Little Rock Mayor Woodrow Mann, who had rejected Governor Faubus's contention that integration of the school would lead to violence, expressed his hope that all would be peaceful.

Mann said that any troublemakers would be dealt with "firmly."

Governor Faubus also expressed his hopes for peace on Monday from Georgia, where he had travelled to attend the Southern Governors Conference.

But he also expressed his conern about violence, being careful to state that he didn't want to say anything "inflammatory."

On Saturday night September 21st, over 30-thousand football fans at a college game in Georgia cheered Faubus.

President Eisenhower expressed the view that any violence "by extremists" would be opposed by law abiding people.

Security measures for Monday morning included the barring of all adults and reporters from Little Rock Central High School.

State police were to be on hand as well.

A large crowd gathered in the streets outside the high school on Monday morning.

The black students were brought into the school through a side door while a diversionary group appeared in front of the school.

The black students went to the principals office and numerous white students walked out of the school.

From the moment the black students arrived fighting was going on outside the school.............


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1957; federalcourts; integration
This post describes events that led up to the violence at Little Rock Central High School on September 23, 1957.
1 posted on 09/23/2007 3:26:57 AM PDT by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

This series continues tomorrow.


2 posted on 09/23/2007 11:35:14 PM PDT by Nextrush (Proudly uncommitted in the 2008 race for president for now)
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