George Wallace

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  1. Wikipedia: George Wallace
  2. Alabama Department of Archives & History: Alabama Governor George Wallace
  3. Article: Former Ala. Gov. George C. Wallace Dies (Sept. 14, 1998)
  4. NPR: Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door (Nov. 9, 2007)
  5. PBS: Portrait of an Assassin: Arthur Bremer
  6. CNN: Wallace symbolized segregation, reconciliation (Sept. 14, 1998)
  7. BBC News: Wallace gunman freed 35 years on (Nov. 9, 2007)

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George Wallace Timeline

  • August 25, 1919: George Wallace is born in Blio, Alabama
  • 1937: Enrolls in the University of Alabama
  • 1943: Enlists in the U.S. Air Force
  • 1946: Wins first election as a representative of Barbour County in the Alabama legislature
  • 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court bans segregation with their ruling on "Brown vs. Board of Education
  • 1962: Wallace is elected governor of Alabama on a pro-segregation platform
  • Jan. 14, 1963: In his inaugural speech, Wallace declares his support for "segregation now, segregation forever"
  • May 15, 1972: Arthur Bremer shoots Wallace, paralyzing him below the waist
  • 1979: Wallace contacts African American civil rights leaders to ask for their forgiveness for his past stance on race relations
  • 1986: After his fourth term as the governor of Alabama, Wallace retires from politics
  • Sept. 13, 1998: George Wallace dies in Montgomery, AL

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