George Wallace's Stand in the Schoolhouse Door - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
N 33° 12.490 W 087° 32.642
16S E 449298 N 3674496
In 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace stood in front of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to stop desegregation of that institution by the enrollment of two black students. This became known as the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door."
Waymark Code: WM2RKG
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2007
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On June 11, 1963, Alabama's Governor George Wallace came to national prominence when he kept a campaign pledge to stand in the schoolhouse door to block integration of Alabama public schools. Governor Wallace read this proclamation when he first stood in the door-way to block the attempt of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, to register at the University of Alabama. President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, and ordered its units to the university campus. Wallace then stepped aside and returned to Montgomery allowing the students to enter.
Civil Right Type: Not listed
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