1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident
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The 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident was a confrontation at the University of Alabama in which Governor George Wallace symbolically attempted to block the enrollment of Black students in defiance of federal desegregation orders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident canonical | 1 |
| Stand in the Schoolhouse Door confrontation at the University of Alabama | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident Context triple: [George Wallace, notableFor, 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident]
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A.
Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
1966 Meredith March Against Fear
The 1966 Meredith March Against Fear was a pivotal civil rights demonstration in Mississippi that, after the shooting of organizer James Meredith, became a mass march and a key moment in the emergence and popularization of the Black Power movement.
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C.
Greensboro sit-ins
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in 1960, led primarily by Black college students in North Carolina, that challenged racial segregation at lunch counters and helped galvanize the broader U.S. civil rights movement.
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D.
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
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E.
Freedom Rides
The Freedom Rides were a series of nonviolent protests in 1961 in which interracial groups rode interstate buses into the segregated U.S. South to challenge and draw attention to the failure to enforce desegregation laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident Target entity description: The 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident was a confrontation at the University of Alabama in which Governor George Wallace symbolically attempted to block the enrollment of Black students in defiance of federal desegregation orders.
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A.
Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
1966 Meredith March Against Fear
The 1966 Meredith March Against Fear was a pivotal civil rights demonstration in Mississippi that, after the shooting of organizer James Meredith, became a mass march and a key moment in the emergence and popularization of the Black Power movement.
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C.
Greensboro sit-ins
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in 1960, led primarily by Black college students in North Carolina, that challenged racial segregation at lunch counters and helped galvanize the broader U.S. civil rights movement.
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D.
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
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E.
Freedom Rides
The Freedom Rides were a series of nonviolent protests in 1961 in which interracial groups rode interstate buses into the segregated U.S. South to challenge and draw attention to the failure to enforce desegregation laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights confrontation
ⓘ
desegregation crisis ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| action | symbolic attempt to physically block a doorway ⓘ |
| aimOfWallace | to block enrollment of Black students ⓘ |
| cause |
federal desegregation orders
ⓘ
resistance to racial integration ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder |
occurred after the Freedom Rides
ⓘ
occurred before the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ |
| city | Tuscaloosa, Alabama ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1963-06-11 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
state government of Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
Alabama state government
United States Department of Justice ⓘ United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
University of Alabama ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
George Wallace
ⓘ
James Hood ⓘ John F. Kennedy ⓘ Nicholas deB. Katzenbach ⓘ
surface form:
Nicholas Katzenbach
Vivian Malone Jones ⓘ |
| legacy |
key example of federal intervention to enforce civil rights
ⓘ
milestone in the integration of higher education in the American South ⓘ |
| legalBasis | federal court desegregation orders ⓘ |
| location |
Foster Auditorium
ⓘ
University of Alabama ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | George Wallace ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | televised nationally ⓘ |
| notableQuoteSource |
"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech
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surface form:
George Wallace's "segregation forever" stance
|
| opposedBy |
Robert F. Kennedy
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | history of racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ole Miss integration crisis
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surface form:
University of Mississippi integration crisis
|
| relatedTo |
Brown v. Board of Education
ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| result |
enrollment of James Hood
ⓘ
enrollment of Vivian Malone Jones ⓘ federal enforcement of desegregation order ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about George Wallace
ⓘ
numerous history books on the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between state and federal authority
ⓘ
resistance to school desegregation ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | entrance of Foster Auditorium ⓘ |
| year | 1963 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident Description of subject: The 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident was a confrontation at the University of Alabama in which Governor George Wallace symbolically attempted to block the enrollment of Black students in defiance of federal desegregation orders.
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