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    George Wallace

    45th Governor of Alabama

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  1. George Wallace. George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) [1] was an American politician and judge who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. He is remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. [2] [3] [4] During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama, he promoted "industrial development ...

  2. May 7, 2024 · George Wallace (born August 25, 1919, Clio, Alabama, U.S.—died September 13, 1998, Montgomery, Alabama) was an American Democratic politician who was a four-time governor of Alabama (1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87) and who led the South’s fight against federally ordered racial integration in the 1960s. A farmer’s son, Wallace worked ...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · George C. Wallace was a four-time governor of Alabama and three-time presidential hopeful. He is best remembered for his 1960s segregationist politics. Updated: Sep 15, 2022

  4. May 12, 2022 · Fifty years ago, a fame-seeker shot the polarizing politician five times, paralyzing him from the waist down. After his shooting, a hospitalized Wallace holds up a newspaper touting his victories...

  5. Former Governor of Alabama George Wallace ran in the 1968 United States presidential election as the candidate for the American Independent Party against Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. Wallace's pro-segregation policies during his term as Governor of Alabama were rejected by most.

  6. Determined to "outnigger" the opposition in his 1962 bid for governor, George Wallace turned to the politics of race with a new fiery speechwriter, Asa Carter.

  7. George Corley Wallace (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician. He served as Governor of Alabama from 1963 to 1967. He ran for President of the United States three times ( 1964, 1968, 1976 ). Wallace was born in Clio, Alabama.

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