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Alabama University Riots Signal Fresh Segregation Tension
Tuscaloosa amid strong pro segregation mood as Autherine Lacy becomes the first Black student at the University of Alabama. Students claim violence is not the answer while outsiders and town residents discuss the case amid city and campus protests. The piece notes local industry and university history, the Civil War, and a cautious campus atmosphere.
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James W. Russell
Tuscaloosh
Ala
University City
Autherine Lacy
University of Alabama
Federal
Desentown
Louis Rawls
Birmingham
Gerald Waddell
Monroe
Bounds
Department of Journiism
Tuloosa
Thaling
Autherine Lucy
Tuscaloosa
Bhiattain
Alonso
Tuseca- Joasa
Indust
University
Igut
the Crimson- White
Graham Harper
Harper
Lucy
Alabama
Autherine
Commerce