Alabama Story: Blacks Enrolled As Governor Yields

The University of Alabama campus is under tight security as Governor George Wallace confronts a deputy U.S. attorney. The Federal officers are armed with a proclamation urging the Governor to end his efforts to prevent two black students from registering. Wallace stands firm and President Kennedy federalizes the National Guard. When they move in, the Governor bows to Presidential authority and James Hood and Vivian Malone become the first two blacks to be registered at the University. That night the President appeals to the nation, saying the United States is facing a "moral crisis" and that it is the duty of all to uphold the law.