Which two sentences answer the research question: How did the federal government ensure the desegregation of schools? In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which ended segregation in all public places.
President Eisenhower sent military troops to Central High School in Little Rock to escort the Little Rock Nine to class.
Although schools for children of different races were supposed to be “separate but equal,” most white schools had better buildings, supplies, buses, and books.
The Civil Rights Act was fairly well-received and faithfully carried out throughout most of the country.