Turning the Tide: The University of Alabama in the 1960s

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TURNING THE TIDE TURNING THE TIDE The University of Alabama in the 1960s Earl H. Tilford THE UnivErsiTy of alabama PrEss Tuscaloosa Copyright © 2014 The University of alabama Press Tuscaloosa, alabama 35487-0380 all rights reserved manufactured in the United states of america Typeface: Caslon, Trajan and Helvetica Cover photograph: silent antiwar vigil on steps of alabama Union held for fifteen minutes each friday at noon starting in march 1968. Courtesy of the W. s. Hoole special Collections, the University of alabama libraries. Cover design: Gary Gore ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of american national standard for information sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed library materials, ansi Z39.4 8-1984. library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Tilford, Earl H. Turning the tide : the University of alabama in the 1960s / Earl H. Tilford. pages cm summary: “Turning the Tide is an institutional and cultural history of a dramatic decade of change at the University of alabama set against the backdrop of desegregation, the continuing civil rights struggle, and the growing antiwar movement”— Provided by publisher. includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8173-1814-7 (hardback) — isbn 978-0-8173-8725-9 (e book) 1. University of alabama—History—20th century. 2. College integration— alabama—History 20th century. 3. Civil rights movements—alabama—History— 20th century. 4. african americans—Civil rights—alabama—History—20th century. i. Title. ld73.T55 2014 378.009761—dc23 2013026912 in memory of Tom Hall, Class of 1968 Tom rolled with the tide. ...