(BCNN) Revisiting 1963—a Momentous Year for the U.S. and the World—50 Years Later
A new year was just beginning -- an extraordinary year, in which so much would change.
Half a century ago, on Jan. 14, 1963, George Wallace took the podium to give his inaugural address as governor of Alabama. His words framed a fiery rejoinder to a civil rights movement gathering strength.
"I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny," he thundered, "and I say, segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"
Fifty years later, the words still have the power to shock. In college classes like "The Sixties in History and Memory," today's students recoil.
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Filed under: * Culture-Watch • History • Race/Race Relations • Religion & Culture • * International News & Commentary • America/U.S.A.
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