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Foster Auditorium was the site of a full court shot during the January 4, 1955 basketball game between the University of Alabama and the University of North Carolina. Alabama player George Linn made the 84 foot 11 inch shot at the end of the first half.
On June 11, 1963, Foster Auditorium became a focal point in the American Civil Rights Movement when Governor George Wallace attempted to block the enrollment of two African American students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, at the University of Alabama.
Constructed in 1939, Foster Auditorium is best known as the site of segregationist governor George Wallace's June 11, 1963 speech where he defied federal authorities to enforce the terms of a court order to integrate the University of Alabama.
May 18, 2015 · Richard Foster Auditorium (Building #7059) is a 5,400-seat multi-purpose auditorium building on the campus of the University of Alabama. Completed in 1939, the building has hosted graduations, concerts, lectures and registration, and was also the home court for the men's basketball team until 1968 .
Foster Auditorium is a historic building at the University of Alabama, where the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident occurred in 1963. Learn about its construction, renovation, and uses for sports, concerts, and graduations.
The Columbus Auditorium was the name of two mixed-use venues in Columbus, Ohio. The first was extant from 1897 to 1910; the second stood from 1927 to 1992. For the last 50 years of its existence, the auditorium building was known as the Lazarus Annex, an expansion of the flagship Lazarus department store .
Foster Auditorium was the site of a full court shot during the January 4, 1955 basketball game between the University of Alabama and the University of North Carolina. Alabama player George Linn made the 84 foot 11 inch shot at the end of the first half.
