Title
The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, 1963
Subject
College integration -- Alabama
Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919-1998 -- Views on college integration
Jones, Vivian Malone, 1942-2005
Hood, James, 1942-2013
University of Alabama --Desegregation
Description
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace stands in the door of Foster Auditorium in an attempt to block integration of the University of Alabama by Vivian Malone and James Hood. Despite his actions, when Malone and Hood walked past him to register for classes, Alabama became the last state in the union to desegregate its system of public education.
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Publisher
The Tuscaloosa News
Date
June 11, 1963
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
439
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
10 x 8 inches