Why did Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus try to prevent the Little Rock Nine from entering the high school?

Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus attempted to prevent the Little Rock Nine from entering Little Rock Central High School in 1957 due to his opposition to racial desegregation. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregated schooling unconstitutional, Faubus defied a federal court order to desegregate the school. He deployed the Arkansas National Guard to block the nine African American students from entering, citing a need to prevent violence. This action drew national attention and led President Dwight D. Eisenhower to intervene by federalizing the National Guard and sending U.S. Army troops to escort the students into the school.1234