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Henry V. Graham was born on 7 May, 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., is an American National Guard general (1916–1999). Discover Henry V. Graham's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 7 May 1916
Birthday 7 May
Birthplace Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Date of death 1999
Died Place Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1916

Henry Vance Graham (May 7, 1916 – March 21, 1999) was an American Army National Guard general who protected black activists during the Civil Rights Movement.

1934

On March 27, 1934, at the age of 18, Graham joined the Alabama National Guard, a reserve component of the United States Army.

1935

He attended local public schools and then studied at Birmingham–Southern College until 1935.

1940

In September 1940, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of infantry.

In November 1940, Graham was called to active duty in the Army.

1942

After graduating from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1942, he served with the 167th Infantry Regiment (31st Infantry Division), IV Corps, and 7th Army in Europe during World War II.

1945

He attained the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1945 and was released from active duty in January 1946.

1950

After the war, Graham studied at the Birmingham School of Law until 1950, but did not earn a degree.

1952

In 1952, he was again called to active duty during the Korean War, serving anew with the 31st Division and IV Corps.

For his military services Graham received two Bronze Star Medals and a Legion of Merit.

1953

In April 1953, Graham was promoted to colonel and given command of the 167th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division.

1959

He served as Adjutant General for the State of Alabama from January 1959 to January 1963 and was promoted to major general in both the National Guard and the Army Reserve.

1961

In September 1961, Graham took on the additional responsibility of assistant commander, 31st Infantry Division.

Because this was a one-star position, his Army Reserve rank was reduced to brigadier general.

In 1961, General Graham led the Alabama National Guard to protect the Freedom Riders from mob violence.

On the evening of May 21, 1961, Freedom Riders and their supporters met at Ralph Abernathy's First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama to honor their struggle.

Martin Luther King Jr. also flew in to offer support.

As white mobs gathered outside the church and became increasingly agitated, the Kennedy Administration and Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson agreed to employ Alabama National Guard troops to surround the church for safety.

At the request of King, General Graham entered the church to inform the crowd that they would have to wait until the next morning to leave the church.

At dawn, Graham arranged for the members of the crowd to be escorted to their homes.

Two days later, on May 24, Graham was responsible for escorting the Freedom Riders from the Montgomery bus terminal to the Alabama-Mississippi border using a convoy of three planes, two helicopters, and seventeen highway patrol cars.

1963

He is most famous for asking Alabama governor George Wallace to step aside and permit black students to register for classes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1963 during the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" incident.

Graham was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama.

After turning over command of the Alabama National Guard to Major General Alfred C. Harrison in 1963, Graham continued to serve as assistant commander of the 31st Infantry Division until January 1968 when the Alabama Army National Guard was reorganized.

As a general officer, he graduated from fixed-wing flight training at the Army Aviation School in 1963 and a course at the Army War College in 1964.

General Graham had several prominent roles in the American civil rights movement.

In his most prominent role, on June 11, 1963, General Graham confronted Governor George Wallace at the University of Alabama for refusing to allow two black students, James Hood and Vivian Malone, to register for classes.

Among a crowd of media, Governor Wallace obstructed the doorway of Foster Auditorium in an attempt to disregard federal law requiring the university to integrate.

United States Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach had approached Wallace earlier in the day and requested his cooperation in standing aside.

When Wallace refused, President Kennedy mobilized the Alabama National Guard and General Graham was called to the university.

Graham approached Wallace with four sergeants, saluted Wallace and said "Sir, it is my sad duty to ask you to step aside under the orders of the President of the United States."

The episode is known as the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door."

1965

From March 21 to 24, 1965, General Graham was responsible for escorting voting-rights marchers in their third attempt to walk during the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama.

This occurred two weeks after marchers had been beaten and tear-gassed in front of news media for an earlier attempt to march in what became known as Bloody Sunday.

1970

He then served as assistant commander of the 30th Armored Division until his retirement in 1970.

1994

The episode is re-enacted in the 1994 film Forrest Gump which includes original footage of General Graham and Governor Wallace outside Foster Auditorium.

1997

In the 1997 TV movie George Wallace, Graham was portrayed by Jan Johannes.

1999

General Graham died March 21, 1999.

He and his wife, Jane, had four children.

He founded the commercial real estate firm Graham & Company with two of his sons.