Standing in the Schoolhouse door

This event took place at Foster Auditorium at The University of Alabama on June 11,1968,It included two students, Vivian Malone and James Hood. These two individuals wanted to seek higher education and wanting to register for school and to come the next day and get a good education. Governor Wallace had another plan. Wallace stood directly in front of the school doors not budging one bit. He talked about how he was the one to keep the rights of the state and that the schools should keep blacks and whites separated. Ironically, he also said he wanted to keep the rights for his people in his state. Nicholas Katzenbach, The Dep. US attorney General was given orders from the president to warn Wallace that these two individuals have the right to attend and to resister as well as too move aside and to along them to proceed. Katzenbach tried to make him realize that if he didn’t comply that the federal government would proceed anyways but Wallace did not move. President JFK finally called in the National guard and orders Wallace to step aside. Wallace did with with no violence or no backlash. After he walked away from the school ,Vivian and James were interviewed . They expressed their gratitude to the President and that they were happy that this event happened without violence. They also said they were ready to get down to studying. This event gained world wide attention and made people recognize that the Separate but equal clause was unconsitution and unfair.