| End of Segregation at University of Alabama |
- Filed under:
- Civil Rights Events
- Event date:
- June 11, 2024 (This event repeats every year)
- Location:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Anniversary:
- June 11, 1963 (61 year anniversary)
Description:
June 11, 1963
Despite the efforts by Governor George Wallace to stand in the doorway at Fostor Auditorium, Wallace steps aside to federal marshals and the Alabama National Guard to allow 2 black students to register at the University of Alabama. This event ends segregation at the school.