Hospital-based physical rehab at DCH Rehabilitation Pavilion

On June 11, 1963, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was a focal point of the Civil Rights Movement. Sixty years ago today marked a crucial turning point in the struggle for racial equality in the United States when the University of Alabama was successfully integrated. Vivian Malone and James Hood, two Black students, had been denied admission to the university due to their race. However, under the orders of President John F. Kennedy, federal authorities intervened to enforce their enrollment. Gov. George Wa