Title
Gov. George Wallace Ordered to step away from the door of Foster Auditorium
Subject
University of Alabama--Desegregation
Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919-1998 -- Views on college integration
Jones, Vivian Malone, 1942-2005
Hood, James, 1942-2013
College integration – Alabama
Description
Brigadier General Henry Graham orders Alabama Governor George C. Wallace to step away from the door of Foster Auditorium when Wallace attempted to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from registering for classes at the University of Alabama in 1963. This action is known as his "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door. Ultimately, Wallace stepped aside and Brigadier General Henry Graham escorted Vivian Malone and James Hood into Foster Auditorium to register for classes. Alabama became the last state in the union to desegregate its system of public education.
Creator
The Tuscaloosa News
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Publisher
The Tuscaloosa News
Date
June 11, 1963
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
2357
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph