Alabama Civil Rights Story - African American Students Enroll As Governor Yields

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keywords: civil rights, school integration, desegregation, racial strife, racial discrimination

Synopsis: Alabama Governor George Wallace yields to Federal authority as President John F. Kennedy federalizes the National Guard as students James Hood and Vivian Malone become the first two Blacks to register at the University of Alabama...(read more)

Date: 1963
Duration: 00:02:35
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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Alabama Civil Rights Story - African American Students Enroll As Governor Yields

The University of Alabama campus is under tight security guard as Governor George Wallace confronts a deputy U.S. attorney. The Federal officers are armed with a proclamation urging the Governor to end his efforts to prevent two black students from registering. He stands firm and President John F. Kennedy federalizes the National Guard. When they move in, the Governor bows to Presidential authority and James Hood and Vivian Malone become the first two black students to be registered at the University. That night President John F. Kennedy speaks to the Nation, saying the United States is facing a moral crisis and that it is the duty of all to uphold the rule of law.