On This Day, June 11: George Wallace tries to block integration of Univ. of Alabama

University of Alabama desegregated

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On This Day, June 11: George Wallace tries to block integration of Univ. of Alabama

On June 11, 1963, for a brief moment, Gov. George Wallace blocked the enrollment of two Black students to the University of Alabama.

June 11 – University of Alabama desegregated

Two African American students, Vivian Malone and James A. Hood, register for classes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on June 11, 1963, after federalized Alabama National Guard troops force Alabama Governor George Wallace to halt his blockade and submit to a judge’s order ending segregation at the university. The post June 11 – University of Alabama desegregated appeared first on The Declaration.