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George Corley Wallace III, generally known as George Wallace Jr., (born October 17, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama. He is the only son of George and Lurleen Wallace, each of whom was Democratic governor of Alabama.
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 taxes, and ...
Feb 10, 2021 · George Wallace Jr. said the recent decision by trustees at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reflected only one part of the life of his late father, who apologized publicly for his racist stances and won his fourth and final term as governor with the support of Black voters in 1982.
May 12, 2022 · On May 15, 1972, the man Martin Luther King Jr. once called the “most dangerous racist in America” stepped up to the podium at a suburban Washington, D.C. shopping center. The governor of ...
Oct 8, 2023 · George Wallace Jr. served two terms as state treasurer and on the Public Service Commission. He has been a major contributor to Auburn University in Montgomery and Troy University.
George Wallace Jr. reflects upon his journey as the namesake of one of the most controversial political figures of the 20th century, Gov. George Wallace. The writings contained within "George Wallace: From Segregation to Salvation," will reveal for the first time from a family perspective, the real George Wallace, not the myth that has grown up ...
Sep 14, 1998 · Former Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama, who built his political career on segregation and spent a tormented retirement arguing that he was not a racist in his heart, died last night in...
