Talk:Force Bill
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This page says The Force bill was later used by President Eisenhower when schools in Little Rock, Arkansas refused to integrate their schools. The 101st Airborne Division was sent in to Little Rock to protect the African-Americans who were going to white schools at that time.. Is it possible that some mistake was made and that was actually the Force Act of either 1870 or 1871?
Looking at this page, it seems to me that Section 5 would be the only part of the Force Bill of 1833 that could have applied to Little Rock. However, Section 8 says that Section 5 would have been expired by then. The Force Acts of 1870-71, though, dealt directly with racial issues.
I don't know for certain that there is a mistake here, I am just wondering. If it is not a mistake, perhaps a citation would be in order. Bayle Shanks 07:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
