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Orval Eugene Faubus war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war von 1955 bis 1967 Gouverneur des US-Bundesstaates Arkansas für die Demokratische Partei.
Orval Eugene Faubus (/ ˈ f ɔː b ə s / FAW-bəs; January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, as a member of the Democratic Party.
1. Mai 2024 · Orval Eugene Faubus was a U.S. politician who, as governor of Arkansas (1954–67), fought against the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Faubus, the son of a poor farmer, was a southern populist who supported New Deal policies. After his election as governor, he appointed six.
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30. Aug. 2023 · Orval Faubus served six terms as governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, during which he opposed desegregation and faced federal intervention. He also promoted education, welfare, and infrastructure, but faced corruption scandals and political challenges.
15. Dez. 1994 · Former Gov. Orval E. Faubus of Arkansas, whose defiance of a Federal desegregation order in 1957 led to a school crisis in Little Rock and set the tone for the South's white resistance to...
Orval Eugene Faubus was the governor of Arkansas who resisted school desegregation in 1957, sending the National Guard to block black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. He was a former teacher, World War II veteran, and New Deal Democrat who also supported environmental and social reforms.
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus speaking before a school integration protest in Little Rock. Note the young white woman waving a Confederate battle flag. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons. The "Little Rock Nine"
