George Wallace making his "stand in the schoolhouse door" at the University of Alabama, attempting to prevent the integration of the school on June 11, 1963.

The footage, which also includes other campus scenes in the days leading up to the event, was shot by Bob Mathews of KWTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; it was never edited or aired because he and his colleague were called to Jackson, Mississippi, to cover the murder of Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. T...

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Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Oral histories
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/records/id/601

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Audio-Visual Collection
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publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Oral histories
spellingShingle	Oral histories George Wallace making his "stand in the schoolhouse door" at the University of Alabama, attempting to prevent the integration of the school on June 11, 1963.
fulltopic	Oral histories Graham, Henry V.; Hood, James Alexander, 1942-2013; Jones, Vivian Malone, 1942-2005; Katzenbach, Nicholas deB. (Nicholas deBelleville), 1922-2012; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Alabama. National Guard; University of Alabama; African Americans--Civil rights; Education; Government officials--United States; Governors--Alabama; School integration; Soldiers; Universities & colleges; Tuscaloosa (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)
description	The footage, which also includes other campus scenes in the days leading up to the event, was shot by Bob Mathews of KWTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; it was never edited or aired because he and his colleague were called to Jackson, Mississippi, to cover the murder of Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. The film is silent except for two clips (from 0:17:17 to 0:19:54, and from 0:20:21 to 0:23:38), which include part of Wallace's speech (for the full text, see https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/voices/id/2050/rec/3).
spelling	ADAH_F0200George Wallace making his "stand in the schoolhouse door" at the University of Alabama, attempting to prevent the integration of the school on June 11, 1963. The footage, which also includes other campus scenes in the days leading up to the event, was shot by Bob Mathews of KWTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; it was never edited or aired because he and his colleague were called to Jackson, Mississippi, to cover the murder of Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. The film is silent except for two clips (from 0:17:17 to 0:19:54, and from 0:20:21 to 0:23:38), which include part of Wallace's speech (for the full text, see https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/voices/id/2050/rec/3).1963 June 111960-1969Graham, Henry V.; Hood, James Alexander, 1942-2013; Jones, Vivian Malone, 1942-2005; Katzenbach, Nicholas deB. (Nicholas deBelleville), 1922-2012; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Alabama. National Guard; University of Alabama; African Americans--Civil rights; Education; Government officials--United States; Governors--Alabama; School integration; Soldiers; Universities & colleges; Tuscaloosa (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)Moving imageFilm; 16mm filmAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History film collectionADAH.F0200Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.ProReshttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/records/id/601
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George Wallace making his "stand in the schoolhouse door" at the University of Alabama, attempting to prevent the integration of the school on June 11, 1963.

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