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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights confrontation
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desegregation crisis → historical event → |
| action |
symbolic attempt to physically block a doorway
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| aimOfWallace |
to block enrollment of Black students
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| cause |
federal desegregation orders
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resistance to racial integration → |
| chronologicalOrder |
occurred after the Freedom Rides
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occurred before the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → |
| city |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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| country |
United States
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| date |
1963-06-11
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| hasContext |
American Civil Rights Movement
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school desegregation in the United States → |
| involvedOrganization |
Alabama state government
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United States Department of Justice → United States federal government → University of Alabama → |
| involvedPerson |
George Wallace
→
James Hood → John F. Kennedy → Nicholas Katzenbach → Vivian Malone Jones → |
| legacy |
key example of federal intervention to enforce civil rights
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milestone in the integration of higher education in the American South → |
| legalBasis |
federal court desegregation orders
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| location |
Foster Auditorium
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University of Alabama → |
| mainProtagonist |
George Wallace
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| mediaCoverage |
televised nationally
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| notableQuoteSource |
George Wallace's "segregation forever" stance
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| opposedBy |
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
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United States federal government → |
| partOf |
history of racial segregation in the United States
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| precededBy |
University of Mississippi integration crisis
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| relatedTo |
Brown v. Board of Education
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 → |
| result |
enrollment of James Hood
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enrollment of Vivian Malone Jones → federal enforcement of desegregation order → |
| state |
Alabama
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| subjectOf |
documentaries about George Wallace
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numerous history books on the Civil Rights Movement → |
| symbolizes |
conflict between state and federal authority
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resistance to school desegregation → |
| tookPlaceAt |
entrance of Foster Auditorium
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| year |
1963
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach
("Stand in the Schoolhouse Door confrontation at the University of Alabama")
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notableEvent |
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George Wallace
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notableFor |