BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:End of Segregation at University of Alabama UID:2009-05-01-06-38-39-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6;BYMONTHDAY=11 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250611 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250612 DTSTAMP:20260315T212148 CATEGORIES:Civil Rights Events LOCATION:Tuscaloosa\, Alabama GEO:33.2098407;-87.5691735 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

The end of segregation at the University of Alabama occurre d in 1963 during the civil rights movement. On June 11, 1963, two Black st udents, Vivian Malone and James Hood, successfully enrolled at the univers ity despite efforts to prevent them.

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Alabama Governor George Wallace famously tried to block their entry by physically standing in the doorway of a campus building, in what became known as the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door." His attempt to stop i ntegration was symbolic and meant to uphold segregation laws, but it was u nsuccessful.

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President Jo hn F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, and under federal pr essure, Wallace stepped aside. Malone and Hood then entered the university and began attending classes, marking a major victory in the fight against racial segregation in education and a turning point in the broader civil rights movement.

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DESCRIPTION:The end of segregation at the University of Alabama occurred in 1963 during the civil rights movement. On June 11\, 1963\, two Black stud ents\, Vivian Malone and James Hood\, successfully enrolled at the univers ity despite efforts to prevent them.\nAlabama Governor George Wallace famo usly tried to block their entry by physically standing in the doorway of a campus building\, in what became known as the "Stand in the Schoolhouse D oor." His attempt to stop integration was symbolic and meant to uphold seg regation laws\, but it was unsuccessful.\nPresident John F. Kennedy federa lized the Alabama National Guard\, and under federal pressure\, Wallace st epped aside. Malone and Hood then entered the university and began attendi ng classes\, marking a major victory in the fight against racial segregati on in education and a turning point in the broader civil rights movement.\ n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6481-end-of-s egregation-at-university-of-alabama?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR