Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
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The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, in a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, stood at the door of the auditorium to try to block the entry of two African American students: Vivian Malone and James Hood.
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See also
- Little Rock Nine
- Report to the American People on Civil Rights
- School integration in the United States
- Timeline of the civil rights movement
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