Word: faubus
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...only new development came in the form of a story in the Arkansas Democrat, a moderate paper veering toward a segregationist position. In a copyrighted story, the Democrat said that Governor Faubus would call a special session of the Arkansas legislature "in a matter of hours" to deal with the use of federal troops in Little Rock...
Mothers Visit Faubus...
Yesterday, Faubus was visited by a group of 135 mothers who asked him to call such a session, but at that time he said that although a majority of the legislature had indicated they favored the session, he had no plans to issue the call...
McMath said he did not know of a liberal candidate who would oppose Faubus in the Democratic primary next summer, although he expressed hope that there would be such a person...
...People may be against integration because of tradition and their environment," McMath said, "but they will not defy the government of the United States." He asserted that when the facts behind Faubus's action are known, Arkansas voters will repudiate...