University of Alabama Integration

Title:
University of Alabama Integration
Years:
1963
Description:
On May 16, 1963, a federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood during its summer session. The court's decision virtually ensured a showdown between federal authorities and Alabama Governor George Wallace who had made a campaign promise a year earlier to prevent the school's integration even if it required that he stand in the schoolhouse door. Despite receiving a federal court injunction barring such a move, Wallace fulfilled his campaign pledge on June 11, when he temporarily blocked the students' entrance by positioning himself before the doorway of Foster Auditorium. Although he ultimately yielded when President Kennedy federalized Alabama's National Guard, the incident earned Wallace a nationwide reputation for white resistance.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

138 items in 13 collections (expand all)

Southern Regional Council: Executive Committee

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Southern Regional Council
Suitts, Steve
Lucy, William
Date of Original:
1983
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Autherine Lucy and Arthur Shores reading correspondence (possibly her acceptance letter) from the Office of Admissions and Records at the University of Alabama.

Creator:
Jones, Ed
Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Autherine Lucy and Arthur Shores reading correspondence (possibly her acceptance letter) from the Office of Admissions and Records at the University of Alabama.

Creator:
Jones, Ed
Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Autherine Lucy and others leaving the Administration Building at the University of Alabama after enrolling on her first day.

Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Autherine Lucy enrolling at the University of Alabama on her first day.

Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Fred Shuttlesworth and others standing in front of the Administration Building directory at the University of Alabama on Autherine Lucy's first day at the school.

Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

George Wallace making his "stand in the schoolhouse door" at the University of Alabama, attempting to prevent the integration of the school.

Creator:
Hopper, Jack
Date of Original:
1963-06-11
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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A graduation ceremony

Date of Original:
1963/1966
Collection:
Educational Media Photo Collection
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A group picture

Date of Original:
1963/1966
Collection:
Educational Media Photo Collection
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A group picture

Date of Original:
1963/1966
Collection:
Educational Media Photo Collection
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A group picture

Date of Original:
1963/1966
Collection:
Educational Media Photo Collection
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A group picture

Date of Original:
1963/1966
Collection:
Educational Media Photo Collection
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A homecoming parade

Date of Original:
1963/1966
Collection:
Educational Media Photo Collection
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
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Arthur Davis Shores

Creator:
Woodham, Rebecca
Date of Original:
2008-08-16
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

A crowd of protesters and police line the northeast corner of the quad, with Tuomey Hall behind them

Creator:
Oakley, James William
Date of Original:
1956-02-06
Collection:
James William Oakley Jr. Photographs
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A group of police officers stand together behind a parked car in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, during Autherine Lucy enrollment protests

Creator:
Oakley, James William
Date of Original:
1956-02-06
Collection:
James William Oakley Jr. Photographs
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A man covers his face with a cloth as police officers gather near a group of protesters

Creator:
Oakley, James William
Date of Original:
1956-02-06
Collection:
James William Oakley Jr. Photographs
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A policeman and protesters in the street during an Autherine Lucy enrollment protest

Creator:
Oakley, James William
Date of Original:
1956-02-06
Collection:
James William Oakley Jr. Photographs
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A view of the Theta Chi fraternity house during the protests of Autherine Lucy's enrollment

Creator:
Oakley, James William
Date of Original:
1956-02-06
Collection:
James William Oakley Jr. Photographs
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library

A view of the crowd protesting the enrollment of Autherine Lucy from Smith Hall, looking toward Tuomey Hall and Gorgas Library

Creator:
Oakley, James William
Date of Original:
1956-02-06
Collection:
James William Oakley Jr. Photographs
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
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Governor George Wallace attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama

Creator:
Leffler, Warren K.
Date of Original:
1963-06-11
Collection:
Voices of Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:
Library of Congress

WSFA audiovisual item A048.0005

Date of Original:
1980-04-09/1980-04-16
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

WSFA audiovisual item A068.0011

Date of Original:
1983-01-25/1983-01-27
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

WSFA audiovisual item D005.0010

Date of Original:
1963-05/1963-06
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

WSFA audiovisual item D0080.009

Date of Original:
1999-11-20
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

WSFA audiovisual item D0080.011

Date of Original:
1982-11-27
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

WSFA audiovisual item D0080.027

Date of Original:
1985
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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