In 1957,the effort to integrate Central High School in Little Rock,Arkansas,required
A) President Dwight Eisenhower to remove the governor of Arkansas from office.
B) the presence of federal troops to enforce court orders.
C) the replacement of many of the school's teachers.
D) the arrest of hundreds of whites protesting at the school.
E) the Supreme Court to issue another decision, Brown II.

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The integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, required the presence of federal troops to enforce court orders. Governor Faubus had initially used the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African American students from entering the school, but President Eisenhower federalized the troops and sent in the 101st Airborne Division to escort the students to school and ensure their safety. This was necessary to uphold the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

In 1957,the Effort to Integrate Central High School in Little