Foster Auditorium
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 35487
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This multi-purpose facility was built in 1939 and is most famous as the site of of the "stand in the schoolhouse door" incident. On June 11, 1963, Governor George C. Wallace blocked the entrance to prevent registration of African Americans.
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Landmark Trivia
- The "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident was immortalized (with artistic liberties taken) in the film Forrest Gump.
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Categories
- African-American Landmarks
- It Happened Here
- Man-Made
- National Register of Historical Places
- Television and Movie Locations
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