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He claimed he was acting to protect the public.

The Little Rock School was the center of a highly popular crisis in Little Rock - Arkansas. There was a group called Little Rock Nine that consisted of nine African Americans students who wanted to enter the school which was racially segregated.

After the US Supreme Court decision of calling that all laws that segregated schools were unconstitutional, the high school decided to make a plan to integrate African American students. Many segregationist councils threatened to block the entering of the black students. Governor of Arkansas Orval Faubus decided then to deploy the Arkansas National Guard, and he justified his action by saying that if he didn’t call the national guard people would get hurt.

The governor of Arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration at Little Rock's Central High School by arguing that he was acting in the public interest.

Why did the Governor of Arkansas justify his refusal?

In Little Rock, Arkansas, the Little Rock School was at the center of a highly publicized issue.

There was a group known as the Little Rock Nine, which was made up of nine African American pupils who sought to attend a racially separated school.

The high school decided to establish a strategy to integrate African American pupils after the US Supreme Court ruled that all legislation that divided schools were unconstitutional.

Many segregationist councils threatened to prevent black students from enrolling.

Governor of Arkansas Orval Faubus then decided to send the Arkansas National Guard, justifying his decision by claiming that if he didn't, people would be injured.

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