As the chief executive of our nation, I respectfully suggest that you unwittingly crush the spirit of freedom in Negroes by constantly urging forbearance and give hope to those pro-segregation leaders like Governor Faubus who would take from us even those freedoms we now enjoy. Your own experience with Governor Faubus is proof enough that forbearance and not eventual integration is the goal the pro-segregation leaders seek. To which specific historic event is Jackie Robinson referring to in the letter

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American who have played in Major League Baseball - thus making him the first African-American who breaks the segregation barrier between the colored and Whites in baseball. He was also the first black vice president of a company called Chock full O'Nuts. He wrote a letter to President Eisenhower to express his disappointment over the President's lack of decisiveness to support the Civil Rights Movement.

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Jackie Robinson was referring to Governor Faubus' attempt to prevent black students from accessing "white schools."

Who was Governor Faustus?

He was a person who did not agree with civil rights for African Americans.
He was someone who wanted to maintain racial segregation.

Governor Faustus called in the Arkansas National Guard, the state he ruled, to prevent black students from entering Little Rock Central High School, a school attended by white students.

This decision was controversial and criminal, as racial segregation was prohibited throughout the country, but even so, Faustus ordered that segregation be maintained, which was harshly criticized by other politicians and by Jackie Robinson in the text above.

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