Gov. George Wallace Ordered to step away from the door of Foster Auditorium

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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