The decision of President Dwight D. Eisenhower to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 was an important milestone in progress toward ending school segregation and racial discrimination against African Americans. The president's decisive action demonstrated that the dull force of the power o...

Ban the Klan In 1866 in the town of Pulaski, Tennessee a group of confederate army veterans started a group called the Ku Klux Klan. When this group emerged it caused much controversy on what its real purpose was. Everyone had their own opinion on what its cause was but all it ended up being was...