Orval Faubus
Politician
1910 – 1994
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Who was Orval Faubus?
Orval Eugene Faubus was the 36th Governor of Arkansas, serving from 1955 to 1967. He is best known for his 1957 stand against the desegregation of the Little Rock School District during the Little Rock Crisis, in which he defied a unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court by ordering the Arkansas National Guard to stop African-American students from attending Little Rock Central High School. Despite his initial staunch segregationist stances, Faubus moderated his positions later in life.
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- Born
- Jan 7, 1910
Huntsville - Parents
- Spouses
- Religion
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Commonwealth College, Arkansas
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Little Rock
- Conway
- Died
- Dec 14, 1994
Conway
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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