One of the leading cities of the New South, noted for its moderation on racial issues, Little Rock seemed likely to desegregate after the Supreme Court’s Brown decision. In 1957, however, Governor Orval Faubus, previously considered a moderate, who was facing a difficult bid for a third term, used the race card to help win re-election. In a televised address, Faubus announced that integration at Central High School could not proceed because it would precipitate violence and sent in the national guard to enforce this decision. The insistence of the children, in the face of virtual lynch mobs, forced the issue, leading President Eisenhower to federalize the Arkansas National Guard and send in the 101st Airborne Division.