The deployment to Kent State was ordered by Ohio's governor. Maybe you are thinking of the Little Rock Crisis? In 1957, Eisenhower federalized the entire Arkans

The deployment to Kent State was ordered by Ohio's governor. Maybe you are thinking of the Little Rock Crisis? In 1957, Eisenhower federalized the entire Arkansas national guard and deployed the 101st Airborne Division (regular army) to enforce desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, without the permission of the governor.