When Has the U.S. National Guard Been Deployed?

In June 2025 U.S. Pres. Donald Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard troops...

30,000 National Guard members responded to protests that decried police brutality...

The evidence

George Holliday used his new video camera to record officers beating and kicking...

Ohio National Guardsmen moving across the Commons toward Taylor Hall at Kent State...

News Service May 4 photographs. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

After King was assassinated in 1968, the nation saw violent riots and protests.

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Little Rock Nine

The Little Rock Nine being escorted by the National Guard to Little Rock Central...

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