The integration of Central High School Little Rock, ArkansasThe desegregation of public schools began with the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, where the Supreme Court United States States ruled segregation illegal and unconstitutional. The country was told that desegregation must take place “with all deliberate speed.” This angered the white community. Violent reprisals were the means used to prevent the integration of blacks into various public establishments. In fact, the Autherine Lucy case demonstrated to the entire country that violent mobs could end the integration required by a federal court order. However, three years later, the Little Rock Crisis would assert that if provoked by mobs, the executive branch of the United States government would forcefully impose a federal court order. Shortly after the Brown decision, the Little Rock school board decided to voluntarily develop a solution. a desegregation project. The board decided to start at the top with one of the newest and best schools in the country, Central High School. At first, about 400 black students were expected to be integrated into the school because they lived in the central school district. As the time approached, the board hesitated and began to reduce the number. Soon, certain conditions were required to attend school. Black students were required to register, and only about 75 did. Somehow the board managed to weed out all of the NAACP complainants, so the number was drastically reduced to 25, and then to 9. These latter students became known as name “Little Rock Nine”. The governor of Arkansas at the time was Orval Faubus. Before the Little Rock crisis, Faubus was popular and supportive of both middle-of-the-paper whites and blacks and was accused of not supporting the Brown decision. Eisenhower sent the 101st Air Division to Little Rock and on September 25, the Little Rock Nine successfully attended Central High School. The Little Rock crisis was essentially a confrontation between the federal government and the community. The government needed to prove to the white community that it had the authority to enforce a federal court order if things got out of hand. I think the federal government's successful intervention had more impact than anyone thought at the time. The executive branch not only demonstrated that it would impose desegregation by force. He proved that he could impose any court decision by force. Their intervention made the community think twice before opposing the government. The integration of Central High School was a historic milestone not only for the black movement but also for the government..