little rock followup

 Jonah Mayral Boyle

Mr. Roddy

IHSS

5 May, 2021

Little Rock Blog

One quote I found interesting was from document page 85, a telegram sent by Wilson Mann, mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas at the time to President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower. In it, he calls for the placement of Federal troops in Little Rock. “The immediate need for troops is urgent...I am pleading you as the President of the United States in the interest of humanity law and because of democracy world...Action will restore peace and order and compliance with your proclamation” This quote really puts into words the chaos that Little Rock was in when trying to integrate their schools, and how that affected the entire city, to the point when the mayor was so involved and concerned about the whole situation. I actually find the urgency of this telegram really interesting. You can really tell that this issue was really something that Mr. Mann really cared about, and that he cared about the safety of his citizens. However it still leaves a few questions unanswered. Was it Mr. Mann’s intentions to try to aid Black students, or was he really just trying to diffuse the situation? Also, what prompted the president’s response? He must’ve gotten an insane amount of mail on a daily basis asking him for favors, help etc. What might have encouraged the president to see this incident as important enough to respond to? On the telegram, I was also able to make out a bit what the stamp said on the front, but it was a bit confusing. On the stamp it said that it was sent (Or maybe delivered?) on September 24, but according to my knowledge, troops had been sent to Little Rock before that.


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