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Aug 30, 2012 · Taken from a variety of archival sources, this video includes the announcement of the death of Alabama Gov. Lurleen B. Wallace on May 7, 1968, footage from the laying in state at the Capitol ...
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The funeral procession for Gov. Lurleen Burns Wallace proceeds along Dexter Avenue toward the Capitol in Montgomery on May 9, 1968. Wallace died after a protracted battle with cancer and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery.
Lurleen Burns Wallace (born Lurleen Brigham Burns; September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Alabama for 16 months from January 16, 1967 until her death on May 7, 1968.
May 7, 2018 · Remembering Lurleen Wallace 50 years after her deathSubscribe to WVTM on YouTube now for more:http://bit.ly/1Mk7Z2IGet more Birmingham news: http://wvtm13.co...
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Alabama Governor, Wife of Alabama Governor George C. Wallace. Because of an Alabama law prohibiting governors from serving consecutive terms, Governor George Wallace had his wife campaign for governor.
May 7, 2009 · May 7, 1968: Alabama's Lurleen Wallace (D), who ran for governor and won in 1966 as a surrogate for her husband, George -- who was barred by state law from seeking re-election -- dies of...
Mar 15, 2024 · Funeral of Gov. Lurleen Wallace The body of Lurleen Wallace lay in state in the capitol rotunda, and more than 30,000 Alabamians passed by in respect. George overrode Lurleen’s desires and, against her wishes to have a closed casket, ordered it open.
