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World War II. George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was a Democratic 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 · Fifty years ago, a fame-seeker shot the polarizing politician five times, paralyzing him from the waist down. After his shooting, a hospitalized George C. Wallace holds up a newspaper touting...
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50 years ago, another attempted assassination took place in Maryland. Here's a look back.
In 1972, there was an attempted assassination against presidential hopeful George Wallace in Laurel, MD. LAUREL, Md. - As the shock of the attempt on Trump's life still reverberates across the ...
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Echoes of history: George Wallace's 1972 assassination attempt in Laurel, Md. revisited
The recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania connects us to a part of our local history that happened decades ago. In May of 1972, Alabama governor ...
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5 days ago · 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 ...
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.
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
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,...
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.
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 ...
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.
Mar 3, 2020 · The Legacy of George Wallace. Alabama's Governor George Wallace faces General Henry Graham in Tuscaloosa on June 12, 1963, at the University of Alabama. Despite an order of the federal...