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title: "During the effort to desegregate schools in Little Rock, why did Eisenhower place the Arkansas National Guard under Army command?"  
description: "During the effort to desegregate schools in Little Rock, why did Eisenhower place the Arkansas National Guard under Army command?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-05-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42370/during-the-effort-to-desegregate-schools-in-little-rock-why-did-eisenhower-place-the-arkansas-national-guard-under-army-command  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# During the effort to desegregate schools in Little Rock, why did Eisenhower place the Arkansas National Guard under Army command? 

During the effort to desegregate schools in Little Rock, why did Eisenhower place the Arkansas [National Guard](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42940/where-is-the-site-of-a-1970-tragedy-in-which-four-students-were-killed-by-national-guard-troops) under Army [command](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/36/what-is-the-use-of-alter-table-command-in-database)?


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