George Wallace's 'stand in the schoolhouse door,' 50 years later

Amber Payne, Producer, NBC News

VIDEO - Fifty years ago, on June 11, 1963, Gov. George Wallace stood in the doorway of the Foster Auditorium, physically barring two African-American students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from entering...

JFK's civil rights speech revisited 50 years later

James Braxton Peterson

OPINION - Would President Kennedy think that as a nation we have made enough progress on these issues over the last five decades?...

James Hood dies; defied segregation at U. of Ala.

Bob Johnson, Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - One of the first black students who enrolled at the University of Alabama a half century ago in defiance of racial segregation has died. James Hood of Gadsden was 70...

Mom sues frat, says son was hazed to death

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NEW YORK - The mother of a 19-year-old Cornell University student who died during an alcohol-related fraternity hazing ritual has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit...

Racial flaps still dog Alabama despite progress

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Recent flaps over racially offensive language at the University of Alabama fit a pattern that's dogged the state's flagship school since it was integrated...

University of Alabama n-word incident is not isolated

Lawrence C. Ross

OPINION - Overt racist parties and incidents only bubble up when the covert racism on campus feels comfortable enough to show itself in the light...

Ala. student called n-word while near frat house

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VIDEO - "As I was walking someone from their lower level window yelled 'Hey, ni**er!' and he yelled 'Come here boy!'," says graduate Justin Zimmerman...

UA dedicates tower, plaza to 1st black students

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The University of Alabama has dedicated a clock tower and plaza in honor of the three black students who helped desegregate the campus...

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George Wallace's 'stand in the schoolhouse door,' 50 years later

JFK's civil rights speech revisited 50 years later

James Hood dies; defied segregation at U. of Ala.

Mom sues frat, says son was hazed to death

Racial flaps still dog Alabama despite progress

University of Alabama n-word incident is not isolated

Ala. student called n-word while near frat house

UA dedicates tower, plaza to 1st black students

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