June 11, 1963.

One of the most tumultuous days in the civil rights movement, featuring George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse door," JFK's landmark address on the Civil Rights Act, and the assassination of Medgar Evers {which happened early the next morning}.

Here's a thread on the whirlwind of events:

• 1963 – American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.

• 1963 – John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.