Warriors Don't Cry Lesson Plan

What strategies is Governor Faubus using to fight against integration? How is he able to do so?

Governor Faubus continues to give inflammatory national speeches. When President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to ensure the Black students' safety inside of Central High, Faubus claims that Little Rock is "an occupied territory." He spreads rumors that innocent townspeople have been injured by the soldiers' bayonets and publishes a photo of two white girls at Central being hustled along by soldiers holding bayonets near their backs. He says the soldiers have tried to enter the girls' restrooms and spreads rumors that local FBI agents have held innocent...