https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd George Wallace and His Defeat in the Fight for Segregation en-us 2019-04-12 15:17:52 UTC 2019-04-16 05:24:16 UTC hello@padlet.com dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351690157 In 1954, the Supreme Court deemed segregation unconstitutional with the case Brown v. Board of Education. With this decision, public establishments now had to desegregate or integrate otherwise it would be classified as illegal under national law. This change in the world of education allowed for the enrollment of Vivian Malone and James Hood at the University of Alabama.]]> 2019-04-15 15:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351690157 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351693219 Democratic Governor of Alabama, George Wallace, stood in the doorway separating James Hood and Vivian Malone from the enrollment office at the University of Alabama. His protest was an attempt to stop the integration of schools, more specifically, the University of Alabama.]]> 2019-04-15 15:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351693219 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351695406 2019-04-15 15:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351695406 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351698933 2019-04-15 15:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351698933 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351699771 Source(s):
Editors, History.com. “University of Alabama Desegregated.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Feb. 2010.

Elliott, Debbie. “Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door.” NPR, NPR, 11 June 2003.

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Kentake, Meserette. “Vivian Malone: Civil Rights Hero Who Defied Racial Segregation.” The Weekly Challenger, 12 Jan. 2017.

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Grio, The, director. An Confrontation at the Integration of the University of Alabama. YouTube, YouTube, 26 Feb. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WbLGlIzW88.]]> 2019-04-15 15:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351699771 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351701897 Wallace's campaign was built on the enforcement of segregation. He vowed to his supporters that segregation would be in play throughout his time in office. One of his slogans was "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!" He also mentioned physically positioning himself in the schoolhouse door of any all-white school subjected to integration. Later on, in 1963, he did just that.]]> 2019-04-15 15:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351701897 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351870756 2019-04-16 04:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351870756 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351872029 Wallace's attempt to prevent integration of the University received the attention of President John F. Kennedy who made the decision of what to do in response to the governor's defiance. He discussed what needed to be done with Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. In agreement, they both wanted Wallace to simply step away from the doorway, but the stubborn politician argued against authorities using the state's constitutional right to conduct public schools. In a final attempt, President Kennedy deployed the National Guard in order to get Wallace to step down resulting in a victory for racial equality]]> 2019-04-16 04:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351872029 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351874070 2019-04-16 04:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351874070 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351874305 Once Governor George Wallace ended his protest, Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully enrolled into the University of Alabama. Two years later, Malone graduated from the university making her the first African-American in the school's history to graduate from there. Hood left the university two months after the event, however, he continued his career in higher-level education in 1995 and received his Ph.D in interdisciplinary studies.]]> 2019-04-16 04:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351874305 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351875291 2019-04-16 04:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351875291 dominiquewhite519 https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351875435 George Wallace's protest caught the attention of those all over America. News stations reported his act for segregation which allowed him to gain the support of other segregationists across the nation. That same year, the infamous governor of Alabama reenacted his stand-in at another school that planned to desegregate. However, Wallace surrendered there as well.]]> 2019-04-16 04:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dominiquewhite519/4huh6f8ao5gd/wish/351875435