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2 days ago · 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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World War II. George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) 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, low ...
May 12, 2022 · The governor of Alabama and an ardent segregationist, George Wallace was in Laurel, Maryland, campaigning to become the Democratic nominee for president. He fired up the crowd by railing...
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Sep 13, 2019 · George Wallace's Life. Wallace is elected judge in the Third Judicial Circuit Court in 1953 and held this position through 1959. August 25: George Corley Wallace is born in Clio,...
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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.
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.
Mar 2, 1992 · Now 72 and in failing health, onetime presidential candidate GEORGE WALLACE reflects on racism, David Duke and his own place in history.