After the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage throughout the nation last week, some Southern political leaders pledged to resist the ruling. Their statements recall Southern politicians' attempts to resist the Supreme Court's decision to end segregation in the 1950s and '60s.
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In June 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace, in defiance of federal court rulings striking down segregation, stood in a doorway at the University of Alabama to stop black students from enrolling. Some contemporary conservative leaders are following in Wallace's footsteps by rejecting the Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage and trying to block its implementation. (Photo by Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report, via Wikipedia.)
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<p>In June 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace, in defiance of federal court rulings striking down segregation, stood in a doorway at the University of Alabama to stop black students from enrolling. Some contemporary conservative leaders are following in Wallace's footsteps by rejecting the Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage and trying to block its implementation. (Photo by Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wallace_at_University_of_Alabama_edit2.jpg">via Wikipedia</a>.)<br /> </p>