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May 7, 2024 · George Wallace, American Democratic politician who served as governor of Alabama (1963–67, 1971–79, 1983–87) and who led the South’s fight against federally ordered racial integration in the 1960s.
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May 12, 2022 · HISTORY. How a Failed Assassination Attempt Pushed George Wallace to Reconsider His Segregationist Views. Fifty years ago, a fame-seeker shot the polarizing politician five times, paralyzing...
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Jan 22, 2013 · By 1963 Alabama Governor George Corley Wallace had emerged as the leading opponent to the growing civil rights movement. Six months later he gained international notoriety for his stand in the door of the University of Alabama to block the entrance of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, who had been order admitted by a federal judge.
Jan 10, 2013 · On Jan. 14, 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace delivered an inauguration speech destined to go down in the history books. That now infamous line, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow and ...
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George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, in a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, stood at the door of the auditorium as if to block the entry of two African American students: Vivian Malone and James Hood.
He also penned the "New York Times" bestseller "The Education of Little Tree," a fictitious account of his childhood as a Native American orphan. Oddly, this "true story" became a favorite...
Sep 13, 2019 · Focused on enhancing Alabama's industry and education, Wallace became known as progressive and liberal in his dealings with and treatment of black Alabamians. 1948
