block the doorway, president kennedy ordered the secretary of defense then to use the military force. here by videotape is the encounter by general graham, commander of the national guard, and governor wallace. and so at day's end the university of alabama in tuscaloosa had been desegregated and students jimmy hood and vivian malone had been signed up for summer classes. for the fourth time on his journey across america, forrest gump, a gardener from greenbow, alabama, is about to cross the mississippi river again today. sir, why are you running? or for the environment?