In 1957, nine African American students attended Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas for the first time. Which of the following statements accurately describes the
Actions taken by Eisenhower?
A) Eisenhower did not take federal action because the students' first day had gone so smoothly, marking a success for the civil rights movement.
B) Eisenhower reluctantly dispatched federal troops there to maintain law and order, angering many southern politicians.
C) Eisenhower passionately enforced desegregation, insisting that dispatching troops was a moral judgment on his part.
D) Eisenhower overrode desegregation rulings and forced the students to return to their previous segregated schools.
E) Eisenhower used the events as cause to initiate the court case of Brown v. Board of Education and successfully prevented the public schools of Little Rock from closing.
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