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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_WallaceGeorge Wallace - Wikipedia

    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 ...

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › George-C-WallaceGeorge Wallace | Biography, Facts, & 1968 Presidential Candidacy

    May 7, 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.

  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › how-a-failed-assassinationHow a Failed Assassination Attempt Pushed George Wallace to...

    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 ...

  4. www.biography.com › political-figures › george-wallaceGeorge C. Wallace - Quotes, Facts & Segregation - Biography

    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.

  5. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_WallaceGeorge Wallace - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    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.

  6. www.nytimes.com › 1998/09/14 › usGeorge Wallace, Segregation Symbol, Dies at 79

    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 ...

  7. www.pbs.org › features › wallace-george-wallaces-lifeGeorge Wallace's Life | American Experience | PBS

    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,...