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WSFA Collection
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Various scenes related to civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham and the integration of the University of Alabama in 1963. The following footage is included:
- Meeting of the Citizens' Councils of Alabama at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery on May 18, 1963. Governor George Wallace Wallace and Birmingham police commissioner Bull Connor spoke at the event, and Lieutenant Governor Jim Allen was among those in attendance. A large banner on the wall reads, "Segregation / Today / Tomorrow / Forever." (See clips at 0:00:01 and 0:06:16.)
- Statement by Attorney General Richmond Flowers on the use of federal troops to "quell civil disorder" during a press conference at his office in Montgomery. He explains that such an order would be legal, whether it comes from the governor or the president, but he urges Alabamians to prevent such a necessity: "If our citizens will stop answering the urges of outsiders and insiders to take the law into their own hands or commit acts that may injure persons or property, we must continue to use all of our local law enforcement agencies to prevent a reoccurrence of the recent happenings in Birmingham." (See clips at 0:02:50 and 0:05:45.)
- Press conferences and statements given by Governor George Wallace about President John F. Kennedy's deployment of federal troops in Birmingham. In some of the footage he is joined by legal advisors from his Sovereignty Committee, and the final segment was filmed at the Governor's Mansion on May 14, 1963. (See clips at 0:04:18, 0:11:22, and 0:13:13.)
- Military planes on an airstrip in Alabama, probably related to the arrival of federal troops deployed by President Kennedy to Birmingham in May 1963. (See clip at 0:12:08.)
- Silent footage of the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, the day of George Wallace's "stand in the schoolhouse door" on June 11, 1963. (See clip at 0:14:59.)
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WSFA_D005_0010WSFA audiovisual item D005.0010Various scenes related to civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham and the integration of the University of Alabama in 1963. The following footage is included:
- Meeting of the Citizens' Councils of Alabama at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery on May 18, 1963. Governor George Wallace Wallace and Birmingham police commissioner Bull Connor spoke at the event, and Lieutenant Governor Jim Allen was among those in attendance. A large banner on the wall reads, "Segregation / Today / Tomorrow / Forever." (See clips at 0:00:01 and 0:06:16.)
- Statement by Attorney General Richmond Flowers on the use of federal troops to "quell civil disorder" during a press conference at his office in Montgomery. He explains that such an order would be legal, whether it comes from the governor or the president, but he urges Alabamians to prevent such a necessity: "If our citizens will stop answering the urges of outsiders and insiders to take the law into their own hands or commit acts that may injure persons or property, we must continue to use all of our local law enforcement agencies to prevent a reoccurrence of the recent happenings in Birmingham." (See clips at 0:02:50 and 0:05:45.)
- Press conferences and statements given by Governor George Wallace about President John F. Kennedy's deployment of federal troops in Birmingham. In some of the footage he is joined by legal advisors from his Sovereignty Committee, and the final segment was filmed at the Governor's Mansion on May 14, 1963. (See clips at 0:04:18, 0:11:22, and 0:13:13.)
- Military planes on an airstrip in Alabama, probably related to the arrival of federal troops deployed by President Kennedy to Birmingham in May 1963. (See clip at 0:12:08.)
- Silent footage of the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, the day of George Wallace's "stand in the schoolhouse door" on June 11, 1963. (See clip at 0:14:59.)1963 May - June1960-1969Allen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978; Brewer, Albert P., 1928-2017; Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973; Flowers, Richmond, 1918-2007; Graham, Henry V.; Hood, James Alexander, 1942-2013; Ingram, Bob, d. 2007; Jones, Vivian Malone, 1942-2005; Katzenbach, Nicholas deB. (Nicholas deBelleville), 1922-2012; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Citizens' Councils of Alabama; University of Alabama; African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Education; Attorneys general--Alabama; Education; Government officials--United States; Governors--Alabama; Journalists; Law enforcement officers; Military officers; Motion picture cameras; Organizations; Politics & government; School integration; Smoking; Soldiers; Universities & colleges; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.); Tuscaloosa (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)Moving imageFilm; 16mm filmWSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)WSFA collectionBox D005, Item 0010Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by WSFA, https://www.wsfa.com.ProResYouTube link: https://youtu.be/8T2U3dPsYaUhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1314
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WSFA audiovisual item D005.0010
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WSFA audiovisual item D005.0010
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WSFA audiovisual item D005.0010
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Allen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978; Brewer, Albert P., 1928-2017; Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973; Flowers, Richmond, 1918-2007; Graham, Henry V.; Hood, James Alexander, 1942-2013; Ingram, Bob, d. 2007; Jones, Vivian Malone, 1942-2005; Katzenbach, Nicholas deB. (Nicholas deBelleville), 1922-2012; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Citizens' Councils of Alabama; University of Alabama; African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Education; Attorneys general--Alabama; Education; Government officials--United States; Governors--Alabama; Journalists; Law enforcement officers; Military officers; Motion picture cameras; Organizations; Politics & government; School integration; Smoking; Soldiers; Universities & colleges; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.); Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.); Tuscaloosa (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)
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