I claim today for all the people of the State of
Alabama those rights reserved to them under
the Constitution of the United States. Among
those powers so reserved and claimed is the
right of state authority in the operation of the
public schools, colleges and Universities.
-Governor George Wallace
June 11, 1963
What is the main point of Wallace's statement?
He wanted the university to be integrated
He felt it was the state's right to decide what
to do at the University of Alabama.
He wanted the federal government to direct
integration
He did not want the school to reject African
American students.
DONE