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In 1957, Governor [[Orval Faubus]] of Arkansas mobilized the state National Guard to prevent a court ordered desegregation of Little Rock public schools. When the federal court issued an injunction Eisenhower intervened decisively, taking control of the National Guard and send in Army combat troops. He enforced the desegregation of schools.  

In 1957, Governor [[Orval Faubus]] of Arkansas mobilized the state National Guard to prevent a court ordered desegregation of Little Rock public schools. When the federal court issued an injunction Eisenhower intervened decisively, taking control of the National Guard and send in Army combat troops. He enforced the desegregation of schools.  

====1957 Civil Rights Act====

===1957 Civil Rights Act===

[[File:Nixon-and-Martin-Luther-King.png|right|300px|thumb|Dr. King's meeting with Vice President Nixon  marked national recognition of King as leader of the civil rights movement.]]

[[File:Nixon-and-Martin-Luther-King.png|right|300px|thumb|Dr. King's meeting with Vice President Nixon  marked national recognition of King as leader of the civil rights movement.]]

Republican Attorney General Herbert Brownell originally proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] invited Dr. King to the White House for a meeting on 13 June 1957. This meeting, described by [[Bayard Rustin]] as a “summit conference,” marked national recognition of King’s role in the civil rights movement (Rustin, 13 June 1957). Seeking support for a voter registration initiative in the South, King appealed to Nixon to urge Republicans in Congress to pass the 1957 Civil Rights Act and to visit [[the South]] to express support for civil rights. Optimistic about Nixon’s commitment to improving race relations in the United States, King told Nixon, “How deeply grateful all people of goodwill are to you for your assiduous labor and dauntless courage in seeking to make the civil rights bill a reality.”  

Republican Attorney General Herbert Brownell originally proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] invited Dr. King to the White House for a meeting on 13 June 1957. This meeting, described by [[Bayard Rustin]] as a “summit conference,” marked national recognition of King’s role in the civil rights movement (Rustin, 13 June 1957). Seeking support for a voter registration initiative in the South, King appealed to Nixon to urge Republicans in Congress to pass the 1957 Civil Rights Act and to visit [[the South]] to express support for civil rights. Optimistic about Nixon’s commitment to improving race relations in the United States, King told Nixon, “How deeply grateful all people of goodwill are to you for your assiduous labor and dauntless courage in seeking to make the civil rights bill a reality.”