George Wallace blocks black students
Alabama Governor, George Wallace, is seen here in June of 1963, when he blocked two black students from enrolling in the all-white University of Alabama. Wallace, whose political career was marked by resistance to racial integration, died September 13, 1998, at a Montgomery Hospital in Alabama. (UPI Photo/Files)
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