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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.
Há 5 dias · 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 ...
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12 de mai. de 2022 · Learn how the governor of Alabama, who opposed civil rights and integration, was shot in 1972 by a man who wanted to be famous. Find out how the shooting changed his political career and his relationship with the Black community.
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Há 1 dia · Former Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace speaks to reporters in Detroit on Oct. 29, 1968. AP Photo/Preston Stroup Can a brush with death change politicians?
George Corley Wallace Jr. (Clio, 25 de agosto de 1919 – Montgomery, 13 de setembro de 1998) foi um político estadunidense, Governador do Alabama e candidato à presidência em 1968. [1] Membro do Partido Democrata, ele é mais lembrado por suas convicções segregacionistas e populistas. [2] [3]
Há 1 dia · Learn how Wallace, a segregationist governor of Alabama, ran for president in 1968 and appealed to white working class voters with his "law and order" message. Find out how he raised money, chose a controversial vice-presidential candidate, and almost spoiled the election for Nixon and Humphrey.
The support of civil rights by the Johnson administration hurt Humphrey's image in the South, leading the prominent Democratic governor of Alabama, George Wallace, to mount a third-party challenge to defend racial segregation on the basis of "states’ rights".
