University of Alabama integration crisis
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The University of Alabama integration crisis was a pivotal 1963 confrontation over the enrollment of Black students that symbolized federal enforcement of desegregation against Southern resistance during the civil rights era.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights conflict
ⓘ
desegregation crisis ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| conflictWith | segregationist policies in Alabama ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBy |
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
ⓘ
surface form:
“Stand in the Schoolhouse Door”
|
| enforcedBy |
Alabama National Guard under federal authority
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| followedBy | further desegregation of Southern universities ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Brown v. Board of Education
ⓘ
resistance to school desegregation in the American South ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
enrollment of Black students at the University of Alabama
ⓘ
federal enforcement of school desegregation in Alabama ⓘ strengthening of federal authority over civil rights in the American South ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | television news in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart | Stand in the Schoolhouse Door ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Brown v. Board of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
Brown v. Board of Education decision
|
| location |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEvent | Stand in the Schoolhouse Door ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | successful admission of Black students to the University of Alabama ⓘ |
| opponent | George Wallace ⓘ |
| opposedBy | segregationists in Alabama ⓘ |
| participant |
Alabama National Guard
ⓘ
James Hood ⓘ Nicholas deB. Katzenbach ⓘ
surface form:
Nicholas Katzenbach
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
Vivian Malone Jones ⓘ
surface form:
Vivian Malone
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
state government of Alabama ⓘ |
| partOf |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
desegregation of education in the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ole Miss integration crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Mississippi integration crisis
|
| significantPerson |
George Wallace
ⓘ
James Hood ⓘ John F. Kennedy ⓘ Nicholas deB. Katzenbach ⓘ
surface form:
Nicholas Katzenbach
Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Kennedy
Vivian Malone Jones ⓘ
surface form:
Vivian Malone
|
| startTime | 1963-06-11 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | civil rights advocates ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Southern resistance to civil rights
ⓘ
federal enforcement of desegregation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | civil rights era ⓘ |
| topic |
racial desegregation in higher education
ⓘ
states’ rights versus federal authority ⓘ |
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