Melba experienced racism from the first day when she landed at Central High School in Little Rock. The students could not allow her into the institution as they gathered in a large group and chased her away. It was clearly humiliating to see all students against him. One of the students went to the point of chasing her down but luckily enough, she fell into a speeding car. The incidents …show more content…
When President Eisenhower ordered the deployment of troops in Central High school, the governor complained saying that their state was full of troops. In his speech, governor Faubus pleaded to the president to remove the deployed troops. However, the president argued that he had deployed the troops in order to show that integration was the key to attaining a free world. In essence, the state government encouraged racism in the community leading to the rise of racist students at central High School. Segregation rested in the minds of the municipal authorities as opposed to the ideal integration strategies that the federal government had towards all citizens of the United