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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 = Racism<br>Political corruption<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br> | |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== | ||
Born in Clio, Alabama, Wallace attended the University of Alabama School of Law and served in United States Army Air Corps during [[World War II]]. After the war, he won election to the Alabama House of Representatives and served as a state judge. Wallace first sought the Democratic nomination in the 1958 Alabama gubernatorial election. Initially a moderate on racial issues, Wallace adopted a hard-line segregationist stance after losing the 1958 nomination. Wallace ran for governor again in 1962, and won the race. Seeking to stop the racial integration of the University of Alabama, Wallace earned national notoriety by standing in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama, blocking the path of black students. Wallace left office after one term due to term limits, but his wife, Lurleen Wallace, won the next election and succeeded him, though he was the ''de facto'' governor. | Born in Clio, Alabama, Wallace attended the University of Alabama School of Law and served in United States Army Air Corps during [[World War II]]. After the war, he won election to the Alabama House of Representatives and served as a state judge. Wallace first sought the Democratic nomination in the 1958 Alabama gubernatorial election. Initially a moderate on racial issues, Wallace adopted a hard-line segregationist stance after losing the 1958 nomination. Wallace ran for governor again in 1962, and won the race. Seeking to stop the racial integration of the University of Alabama, Wallace earned national notoriety by standing in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama, blocking the path of black students. Wallace left office after one term due to term limits, but his wife, Lurleen Wallace, won the next election and succeeded him, though he was the ''de facto'' governor. | ||
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