President eisenhower's 1957 decision to send troops into little rock, arkansas, was in response to

President Eisenhower decided to send troops to Little Rock because 9 African American children slipped into Central High school (witch was an all white school). After the children made it into the school a full-blown riot broke out. Governor Faubus had withdrawn the National Guard, so he appealed to Eisenhower for help, so Eisenhower sent troops into Little Rock.

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