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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. During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama, he promoted "industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools."
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 ...
Jul 14, 2024 · 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.
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 ...
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.
May 19, 2022 · Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace predicted he would win the Florida primary in 1972. He did. Both Wallace and Trump lamented what they described as America’s vilification of the police.
Sep 13, 2019 · George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire | Article George Wallace and His Circle. Read about Wallace, the people who shaped his polital career such as his speechwriter and mentors, and his wife.
George Wallace and His Circle. 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...
Mar 3, 2020 · During his Alabama gubernatorial inauguration in 1963, George Wallace famously said: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!" That same year, Wallace tried to halt...
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.
