Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine: Shout-Outs

    Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine: Shout-Outs

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      Historical and Political References

      President of the United States (5)
      Secretary of Defense (8-11)
      The Constitution (4, 5, 7)
      Statutes of the United States (5, 7)
      U.S. Code (5, 7)
      U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2, 6, 9, 10)
      State of Arkansas (title, 2, 3, 8, 9)

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      Literary References

      Nicolás Guillén, La paloma de vuelo popular, 1958. The poem was inspired by the Little Rock Crisis, but doesn't specifically reference Executive Order 10730. Guillén was Cuba's national poet.

      Pop Culture References

      "Fables of Faubus," by Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um, 1959
      "Why Am I Treated So Bad?" by Pops Staples/The Staple Singers, Freedom Highway, 1965
      Both songs were inspired by the Little Rock Crisis, but don't specifically reference Executive Order 10730. It's hard to rhyme "Executive Order 10730."
      "The Problem We All Live With" painting by Norman Rockwell inspired by another brave young student integrating an all-white school.