21h 36min, may 16, 1963 y - University of Alabama Integration
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On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy federalized National Guard troops and deployed them to the University of Alabama to force its desegregation. The next day, Governor Wallace yielded to the federal pressure, and two African American students–Vivian Malone and James A. Hood–successfully enrolled.
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Civil Rights Movements from 1950 to 1964
Civil Rights Movements from 1950 to 1964
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