Orval Faubus

GPTKB entity

Statements (86)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for States' rights
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:National_Governors_Association
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Arkansas_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Southern_Governors_Conference
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:biography The Faubus Years
Orval Faubus: The Man and His Politics
The Governor Remembers
gptkbp:birth_date January 7, 1910
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Greene_County,_Arkansas
gptkbp:born January 7, 1910
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Roselawn_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:controversy Opposition to school desegregation
School desegregation
Opposition to desegregation
gptkbp:cultural_impact Representation in media.
gptkbp:death_date December 14, 1994
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Little_Rock,_Arkansas
gptkb:Hot_Springs,_Arkansas
gptkbp:died December 14, 1994
gptkbp:economic_policy School desegregation resistance
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:1954
gptkb:1958
gptkb:1960
gptkb:1962
gptkb:1964
gptkb:1966
gptkbp:famous_fight gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:famous_quote “ I will not allow the federal government to dictate to the state of Arkansas.”
" I will not allow the federal government to dictate to the state of Arkansas."
gptkbp:government gptkb:Arkansas_Senate
gptkb:Arkansas_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:government_response Defied federal court orders
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Author
gptkbp:historical_achievement Controversial legacy in American history
gptkbp:historical_impact gptkb:Civil_rights_movement_in_the_U._S.
Long-term effects on education policy
gptkbp:historical_significance Resistance to integration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orval Faubus
gptkbp:influence Southern politics
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influenced Arkansas politics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Huey_Long
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Local business leaders
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Federal intervention
gptkbp:is_served_by gptkb:1955
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Little_Rock_Crisis
Opposition to desegregation
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in civil rights history
Civil rights opposition
gptkbp:legislation Segregation laws in Arkansas
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive during the 1950s
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Governor
The Little Rock Governor
gptkbp:notable_event Integration of Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Nine incident
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:political_leaders
1950s to 1960s
Retired from politics
1955-1967
gptkbp:political_ideology Conservatism
Populism
gptkbp:political_impact Southern segregationist policies
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Governor_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Francis_Cherry
gptkbp:public_perception Polarizing figure
Divisive figure
gptkbp:public_speaking Advocated for states' rights
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:1967
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Governor_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:1967
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Faubus
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Winthrop_Rockefeller
gptkbp:term_end January 9, 1967
gptkbp:term_start January 14, 1955
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Little_Rock_Nine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4