When Arthur Dunning stepped onto The University of Alabama campus is 1966, there were only 15 other African-American students enrolled. Dr. Dunning who now holds three degrees from UA and reflects on how far The University of Alabama has come.
The University of Alabama honored Dr. Archie Wade, its first African American Faculty Member, with a ceremony on March 12, 2013.
The Faith and Politics Institute held their annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage in Alabama on March 1, 2013. The pilgrimage brought U.S. Congressmen to Tuscaloosa to see historic Foster Auditorium, and to hear from Dr. Sharon Malone, sister of Vivian Malone Jones, and Mrs. Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former Alabama Governor George C. Wallace.
This video was shown during the “Through the Doors: Courage. Change. Progress.” commemoration of the 50th anniversary desegregation of The University of Alabama on June 11, 2013 in historic Foster Auditorium.