It's Thursday, June 11, 2020, and this day 57 years ago was later immortalized by Bob Dylan's song "The Times They Are a-Changin.'"
Come Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call.
Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall.
On June 11, 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace stood at a door at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in a defiant attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from meeting their advisors and paying their fees to formally enroll at the college.
Most viewed this as a natural extension of Wallace’s inaugural address that included: “In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”
President John F. Kennedy then issued Executive Order 11111 that said: “The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to take all appropriate steps to remove obstructions of justice in the State of Alabama ...” and “to call into the active military service of the United States, as he may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this order ...”
Facing the federalized Alabama National Guard, Wallace did step aside and the students did enroll. In 1995, Wallace, the poster-child for the worst inclinations of Southern whites in that era, recanted his views and sought forgiveness. By then he was a sick old man in a wheelchair after surviving an assassination attempt during his failed bid for president in 1972.
NPR took a look back at the day. When you review the events, and juxtapose some events from today, you have to wonder how much was actually changing then and how much more change still has to come.
Let's be careful out there!
Now, here's what you need to know about the Mahoning Valley today:
Though several types of indoor entertainment and recreational venues were cleared to reopen in Ohio on Wednesday, many local spots remained shuttered.
Sectors cleared by state officials to resume business Wednesday included indoor movie theaters, art galleries, museums, trampoline parks and other indoor recreational facilities. But a Mahoning Matters spot-check of venues found little activity.
PANDEMIC FACTS
- In the U.S.: 2,003,107 confirmed cases; 113,349 deaths, according to infection2020.com at 10 p.m. June 10.
- In Ohio: 36,710 confirmed cases; 2,231 deaths.
- In Pennsylvania: 76,846 confirmed cases; 6,062 deaths.
- In the Mahoning Valley: 1,529 confirmed cases in Mahoning County; 620 in Trumbull County; and 903 in Columbiana County.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: Closed at 26,269.8, up 527.24 points, or 2.05 percent.
Other matters
Gov. Mike DeWine's first stab at police reform involves asking Ohio police departments to become certified in state policing standards. Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Executive Director Karhlton Moore explains the process. Mahoning MattersFor the first time in about three months, visitors are once again allowed at Mercy Health hospital and Salem Regional Medical Center, but with specific limitations. We have the details. Mahoning Matters
The family of a nurse who died from COVID-19 is suing his employer in a wrongful death action filed in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. The Vindicator [May encounter paywall.]
There was excitement in Boardman on Tuesday when neighbors saw a pig running around outside — and eventually helped capture it. WKBN
Local African American leaders are renewing the call for justice in the case of Matthew Burroughs. Niles police fired the shots that killed Burroughs in a 2019 confrontation. WFMJ
Things could change, but right now the Canfield Fair Board is still planning a "downsized" event this year. The Business Journal
In case you missed it
A brief standoff between an out-of-town motorcoach driver and those taking part in Youngstown's May 31 March for Justice protest sparked online debate — and even threats. Mahoning Matters found the video that shows the whole scene.Your comments matter
“I know people who filed in March and never received a dime. It's still stuck in pending, and you cannot get through. It's a mess. A lot of lip service was given by [Lt. Gov. Jon] Husted that did not pan out.”
— Kymberly Foster Seabolt, on a growing number of Ohioans receiving a letter asking them to pay back thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits.
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