Two Negroes were admitted, but only afterGovernor George Wallace had carried outhis symbolic threat to stand in the school house door.

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In 1968, Gov. George Wallace reacted to his wife's worsening health by trying to hide it.

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George Wallace, now governor of the state, wanted the march to be banned.

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Their path was blocked by then Alabama Governor George Wallace and his state troopers until President John F Kennedy intervened.

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