On May 30, 1965, Vivian Malone became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Alabama. Her graduation marked a historic victory for civil rights, just two years after Governor George Wallace’s infamous “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” attempted to block her enrollment. Malone’s perseverance paved the way for greater integration in Southern universities.
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