The governor of arkansas justified his refusal to allow integration of central high school in little rock by claiming that the little rock school board had decided against integration. arkansas was not bound by supreme court decisions. he was acting to protect the public. he had the support of the president.

The correct answer is: "he was acting to protect the public". The main argument used to support the decision of the governor was that allowing integration in Little Rock would bring violence, and it had to be prevented.

There were 517 black students who lived in the Central High School district in 1957. Out of 80, only 17 candidates were admitted after an interview process. 8 of them decided to remain a school only with black students while the other 9 preferred to build their way by entering in Little Rock’s premier high school.

Integration in the school was blocked by the Federal District Judge in August arguing that it would lead to violence. The governon of Arkansas at the time was Orval Faubus, a segregationist who sent the National Guard to prevent integration arguing that this would prevent the bloodshed that desegreation would bring. When the academic course started 100 armed National Guard troops, together with 400 civilians surrounded the school to prevent black students from getting inside