GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS (1954-1967)

Reputation as a Segregationist.

Known as a strong segregationist, Gov. Orval Faubus brought about the single most controversial reaction to Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas in 1957. Earlier in the year Faubus signed four bills that created an anti-integration investigation committee; authorized parents to refuse to send their children to integrated schools; required organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to publish membership roles and financial data; and authorized the use of school-district funds to hire lawyers and pay for other legal costs to fight integration. He was determined to keep Arkansas segre-gated despite federal rulings to the contrary.

Little Rock Crisis.

The events in Little Rock shook the country, and the American public viewed Faubus several times on television defending his...