Summary
A second major attempt to desegregate the University of Alabama in 1963 also required the intervention of the federal government. After [Autherine Lucy] was expelled, hundreds of African Americans applied to. the University of Alabama but were rejected. In 1963, however, three Blacks with stellar credentials - [Vivian Malone], Dave McGlathery and [James Hood] - applied. After a federal judge ordered them admitted, only Malone and Hood decided to attend.
In a carefully orchestrated move Wallace stood in the door of Foster Auditorium and gave a states' rights speech deploring action taken by the "central government." Malone and Hood were driven back to their dorms. [Nicholas Katzenbach] placed a call to President John F. Kennedy, who federalized the Alabama National Guard. Katzenbach returned hours later with Malone and Hood. When Wallace again attempted to block their entry, General Henry Graham, the commander of the Alabama National Guard, told Wallace: "Sk, it is my sad duty to ask you to step aside under the orders of the president of the United States." A silent [George C. Wallace] moved out of the way and Malone and Hood proceeded inside to register.The sophomore sensation's on-field exploits would have never been recognized at the awards ceremony in New York, certainly not as a representative of the Crimson Tide, had it not been for the efforts of Vivian Malone and James Hood, two African Americans who defied Gov. George C. Wallace's famous 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" at Foster Auditorium.See the full content of this document
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Heisman Award Does Not Hide Alabama's Dark Past
University of Alabama running back Marie Ingram was awarded the Heisman Trophy Saturday night, the first Crimson Tide player to ever win college football's most prestigious honor.
The sophomore sensation's on-field exploits would have never be...See the full content of this document
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