We recently started reading a book called Warriors Don't Cry and it is a great memoir about the Little Rock 9. Here is a passage from the beginning of the book. This passage is from the introduction on page xxii.
"Where is Governor Faubus, I wonder. Where is the man who dispatched armed soldiers to keep nine children out of school, who bet his life and his career that he would halt integration?
"Faubus is quoted on the news wires today saying if he had it to do it over again, he'd do the same thing. What do you think about that?" a reporter asks."
This passage from the book really stood out to me because it is so shocking to me. There are several things that disturb me. First, is that Faubus actually sent armed soldiers to a high school to keep CHILDREN from getting an education. I don't understand how he didn't lose his job as Governor. Especially, since he was ordered by the supreme court that separate but equal is unconstitutional. The second thing that is extremely disturbing is the fact that after 30 years he still has no remorse. Also that he would do it again if he was in that situation! I don't understand how someone could do that. I think that if Faubus didn't send in troops it wouldn't have been as severe and Eisenhower wouldn't have sent in the 101st airborne. It could have gone one of two ways if the 101st airborne didn't come in. It either wouldn't have been that bad and people would have been as severe when children were making fun of the little rock nine. Or one of the children would have been lynched. It could have affected education today if one of those did happen.
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