Question

who decided to desegregate little rock central high school in 1957?

arkansas governor orval faubus
little rock board of education
mayor of little rock, woodrow mann

Explanation:

⚡ Using what you learned: core goals of the civil rights movement

Step 1: Analyze the historical context of the Little Rock Crisis

Following the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregated public schools unconstitutional, school districts across the country were required to integrate.

Step 2: Identify the local decision-makers

In response to the federal mandate, the Little Rock Board of Education registered nine Black students (the Little Rock Nine) to attend the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School starting in September 1957.

• Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus actively opposed this decision and used the Arkansas National Guard to block the students from entering.
• Mayor Woodrow Mann supported integration and asked President Dwight D. Eisenhower for federal assistance to enforce the school board's plan when violence escalated.

Therefore, the entity that officially decided to desegregate the school was the local school board.

Answer:

Little Rock Board of Education