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|Image = | |Image = George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg | ||
|fullname = George Corley Wallace Jr. | |fullname = George Corley Wallace Jr. | ||
|alias = The Most Dangerous Racist in America | |alias = The Most Dangerous Racist in America | ||
|origin = Clio, Alabama, United States | |origin = Clio, Alabama, United States | ||
|occupation = Governor of Alabama (1963 - 1987) | |occupation = Governor of Alabama (1963 - 1967, 1971 - 1979, 1983 - 1987) | ||
|type of villain = Racist Politician | |type of villain = Racist Politician | ||
|goals = Become President of the United States (failed)<br>Defeat the Civil Rights Movement (failed) | |goals = Become President of the United States (failed)<br>Defeat the Civil Rights Movement (failed) | ||
|crimes = | |crimes = [[Racism]]<br>Political corruption<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Segregationism<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Discrimination]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]] | ||
|hobby = }} | |hobby = }} | ||
{{Quote|Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!|George Wallace's original motto.}} | {{Quote|Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!|George Wallace's original motto.}} | ||
'''George Corley Wallace Jr.''' (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was the 45th Governor of Alabama, a position he occupied for four terms, during which he promoted "low-grade industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools". He sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. | '''George Corley Wallace Jr.''' (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was the 45th Governor of Alabama, a position he occupied for four terms, during which he promoted "low-grade industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools". He sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. | ||
He is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. Wallace was known as "the most dangerous racist in America" and notoriously opposed desegregation and supported | He is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. Wallace was known as "the most dangerous racist in America" and notoriously opposed desegregation and supported [[Jim Crow laws]] during the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever". | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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