Useful Links
George Wallace Stood in a Doorway at the University of Alabama 50 Years Ago Today
The Alabama governor famously protested the integration of the state university by two black students.
https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/press-past/2013/06/11/george-wallace-stood-in-a-doorway-at-the-university-of-alabama-50-years-ago-today
The Quiet Desegregation of Alabama’s Public Schools
Sonnie Hereford IV desegregated Alabama’s public schools in 1963. He was only 6 years old.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2020/09/the-firsts-desegregating-alabamas-public-schools/616449/
The Alabama governor famously protested the integration of the state university by two black students.
https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/press-past/2013/06/11/george-wallace-stood-in-a-doorway-at-the-university-of-alabama-50-years-ago-today
The Quiet Desegregation of Alabama’s Public Schools
Sonnie Hereford IV desegregated Alabama’s public schools in 1963. He was only 6 years old.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2020/09/the-firsts-desegregating-alabamas-public-schools/616449/
Primary Sources
STATEMENT AND PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR GEORGE C. WALLACE, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
June 11, 1963
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.
https://archives.alabama.gov/govs_list/schooldoor.html
Governor George Wallace Attempting to Block Integration at the University of Alabama, June 11, 1963 (image with discussion questions)
https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/school-desegregation/governor-george
WSB-TV film clip of African American students Vivian Malone and James Hood after registering for classes at the formerly segregated University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1963
https://dp.la/exhibitions/activism/education-activism/university-desegregation?item=180
June 11, 1963
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.
https://archives.alabama.gov/govs_list/schooldoor.html
Governor George Wallace Attempting to Block Integration at the University of Alabama, June 11, 1963 (image with discussion questions)
https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/school-desegregation/governor-george
WSB-TV film clip of African American students Vivian Malone and James Hood after registering for classes at the formerly segregated University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1963
https://dp.la/exhibitions/activism/education-activism/university-desegregation?item=180