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World War II. George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) [2] 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. [3] [4] [5] During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama, he promoted "industrial development ...
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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. Carter, a right-wing radio...
Sep 13, 2019 · Wallace serves a third term as governor, possible because of the passage of an amendment permitting a governor to serve two consecutive terms. His third term was characterized by generous...
