he may not have overestimate the common sense of america, but that of orville. he was born in greecey creek, arkansas, and he was raced a socialist. his middle initial, e., stood for jew -- eugene. in 1957, he needed to prove he was tough on the issue of integration. by the standards of the 1950s south, little rock had done a commendable job in trying to adhere to brown i and brown ii. after the court's decision, the little rock school board shuted a plan -- submitted a plan to the congressional judge, and it was approved, a gradual plan integrating the school slowly over a decade, but it satisfied the vague requirement with all deliberate speed. it was moving forward until the arkansas legislature and others declared opposition. facing a tough reelection came pain, took a stand to protect the right flank politically calling out the arkansas national guard on orders to prevent nine black students from entering the local high school, and the result is on september 3, the little rock nine showed up to school and were turned away by federal troops to thwart the ord