Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

June 11, 1963

In an attempt to stop integration at the University of Alabama, Governor of Alabama George Wallace blocks the door of Foster Auditorium while being confronted by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. Until the 1960s, the university only admitted white students.

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