The Schoolhouse Door : Segregation's Last Stand at the University of Alabama.

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On June 11, 1963, in a dramatic gesture that caught the nation's attention, Governor George Wallace physically blocked the entrance to Foster Auditorium on the University of Alabama's campus. His intent was to defy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, sent on behalf of the Kennedy adminis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clark, E. Culpepper
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Wallace, George C. > (George Corley), > 1919-1998.
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963.
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963
Wallace, George C. > (George Corley), > 1919-1998
University of Alabama > History.
University of Alabama
College integration > Alabama > History.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > History.
Déségrégation dans les universités > Alabama > Histoire.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Alabama > Histoire.
Civil rights movements
College integration
Alabama
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. Beginnings; 2. The Players; 3. An Uneasy Calm; 4. The Mob Is King; 5. A Gift of Peace; 6. And Four to Go; 7. Interlude; 8. Class of ' 65; 9. Final Cast; 10. Three to Make Ready; 11. A Moral Issue; 12. Ain't forgettin' it
  • Epilogue; Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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