Today in History: June 11, University of Alabama desegregated
Mihaela Chircă
Today in history: On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama was desegregated as Vivian Malone and James Hood became the first two Black students allowed to enroll in classes; Alabama segregationist and Gov. George Wallace initially blocked the doorway to the auditorium where course registration was taking place, delivering a speech before deferring to National Guard orders to move. Also on this date: In 1509, England’s King Henry VIII married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. In 1776, the
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