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SYMHC Classics: George Wallace

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Stand in the Schoolhouse Door

This chapter details George Wallace's blockade of the Foster Auditorium during the civil rights movement, blocking Black students' enrollment and igniting protests. It highlights key events including the Selma to Montgomery marches, the tragic death of Jimmy Lee Jackson, and the federal government's response that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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