Opening Doors, 40th Anniversary, for all generations to come

OPENING DOORS EXHIBITS

Opening Doors: Segregation, Civil Rights, and Beyond at The University of Alabama

This exhibit featured materials from the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library that documented the turbulent and triumphant path of The University of Alabama and the Tuscaloosa community from the 1950s to the present.

The exhibit included photographs, university publications, scrapbooks, and selected manuscript materials and artifacts. Highlights include a powerful and never before exhibited group of photographs taken by Jim Oakley in 1956, as well as selected materials from the Buford Boone Papers and materials on loan from 1963 Crimson White Editor Scott Henry "Hank" Black Jr.

When: Opened Tuesday, June 10, 2003, and remained on display through Sept. 26, 2003.

Where: W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, 2nd floor of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, on Hackberry Lane on the UA campus.

Hours: The Hoole Library is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Thursday evenings until 9:00 p.m.

More information: Jessica Lacher-Feldman, archives@bama.ua.edu or (205) 348-0500.

Opening Doors: Pioneers

The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library displayed a selection of photographs of the Opening Doors Pioneers.

On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, the exhibit was on display throughout the day at the Bryant Conference Center.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, the exhibit was on display at the UA Quad from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as part of the Community Celebration on the Quad.

More information: Jessica Lacher-Feldman, archives@bama.ua.edu or (205) 348-0500.

Historic photograph from events of June 1963