Jun 11, 2016

53 Years Ago Today,


June 11, 1963: George Wallace briefly blocked African-American students from entering the University of Alabama. Among the future Alabama Governors who were there at the time: Bob Riley and Robert Bentley.

2 comments:

  1. Were Riley and Bentley there to support Wallace?

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  2. They were students at the time. I've asked both of them over the years, but frankly got a kind of non-answer about what they were thinking at the time.

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