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He notes that President Dwight Eisenhower, in 1957, responded decisively to resistance in Arkansas when the governor, Orval Faubus, refused to integrate Little Rock High School and mobilized the National Guard to block nine black students from entering. Eisenhower responded by deploying the 101st Airborne Division to enforce the Supreme Court's order, famously stating that federal law must take precedence over local opposition to uphold constitutional rights. This intervention was necessary to maintain order and protect the rights of minority students.