This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. “D own From the Hills” is a two-volume memoir written by Orval Eugene Faubus, the long-serving Arkansas ...

WE CALLED ALL of them “segs” back then, of course, Orval Faubus and all the rest of them, because in the South in the 1950s and ’60s things were a bit more black or white, a bit more urgent.

AT GREERS FERRY: Orval Faubus speaks at the dedication of Greers Ferry Dam on Oct. 3, 1963. President Kennedy is second from left (next to Sen. John McClellan). Credit: Courtesy Butler Center for ...

Orval Faubus moved to Little Rock—and (to him) the big time. A Scheme for Security. Elected governor on a fluke in 1954, re-elected last year, Orval Faubus was right where he wanted to be.

Sept. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history:In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. After ...

“Can you think of anything bad in Arkansas today?” asked Governor Orval Faubus. If they could, the voters of Arkansas did not blame the man who in 1957 made Little Rock a worldwide symbol of U ...

On Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock.

The troops were also sent to federalize the Arkansas state National Guard, which under the command of Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had barred the nine from entering in the first place.

On Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used rifle-toting Arkansas National Guardsmen to prevent nine Black students from entering all-white Central High School in Little Rock.

Once owned by Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus. Maybe. The car, which doesn't run and needs a lot of work, is being sold through an eBay auction that ends Friday. Bidding had reached $22,150 as of late ...

A 1960 Chevrolet Impala convertible that may have belonged to Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus sold Friday on eBay for $26,600. The buyer wants complete privacy, said Chris Morris of Fruita, Colo., who ...