Stand in the Schoolhouse Door

Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
Part of the civil rights movement
	Attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama, Governor of Alabama George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium while being confronted by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.
Date	June 11, 1963
Location	University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; 33°12′29.2″N 87°32′38.4″W / 33.208111°N 87.544000°W
Caused by	Brown v. Board of Education (1954); Lucy v. Adams (1955); United States v. Wallace (1963);
Resulted in	Vivian Malone and James Hood register for classes at University of Alabama; George Wallace gains national attention; President Kennedy delivers a Speech on Civil Rights the same day;
Lead figures
	Students Vivian Malone; James Hood; The White House John F. Kennedy, President; Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General; Nicholas Katzenbach, Deputy Attorney General; Henry V. Graham, Guard General; George Wallace, Governor

The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. In a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, George Wallace, the Democratic Governor of Alabama, stood at the door of the auditorium as if to block the way of the two African American students attempting to enter: Vivian Malone and James Hood.^[1]

In response, President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 11111, which federalized the Alabama National Guard, and Guard General Henry V. Graham then commanded Wallace to step aside.^[2] Wallace spoke further, but eventually moved, and Malone and Hood completed their registration. The incident brought Wallace into the national spotlight.^[3]

^ Elliot, Debbie. Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door Archived November 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. NPR. June 11, 2003. Accessed February 19, 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference george-wallace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Governor George C. Wallace's School House Door Speech Archived August 6, 2002, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed February 19, 2009.