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When Alabama governor George Wallace was ordered by federal marshals to stand aside from the doorway at the University of Alabama so that black students could enter, Wallace:

a. provoked a riot
b. stood aside
c. got himself arrested
d. unleashed a torrent of racist language
e. refused to budge

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Final answer:

In 1963, George Wallace stood in the way of two black students entering the University of Alabama until federal intervention was required.

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1963, Governor George Wallace stood and blocked the doors of the admissions building at the University of Alabama in an attempt to prevent two black students from entering the school. He refused to grant entry until a general from the Alabama National Guard arrived on President Kennedy's order.

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