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Central Europe. Orval Eugene Faubus ( / ˈfɔːbəs / 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. In 1957, he refused to comply with a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1954 case Brown v.
1 de may. de 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.
30 de ago. de 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.
12 de jun. de 2021 · Orval Faubus sirvió durante seis mandatos como gobernador de Arkansas, el único gobernador en la historia del estado en hacerlo. Nacido en la pobreza extrema, se convirtió en un liberal declarado durante la Gran Depresión y se dedicó a sacar a la gente de Alabama de la pobreza.
15 de dic. de 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...
14 de dic. de 1994 · Learn about the life and career of Orval Eugene Faubus, the former governor of Arkansas who called out the National Guard to prevent the integration of Central High School in Little Rock in 1957. Find out his birth, death, military, awards, and political achievements and failures.
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.
