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|origin = Clio, Alabama, United States | |origin = Clio, Alabama, United States | ||
|occupation = Governor of Alabama (1963 - 1987) | |occupation = Governor of Alabama (1963 - 1987) | ||
|type of villain = Racist | |type of villain = Racist Political | ||
|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 = Racist extremism<br>Political corruption<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Segregationism<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Misogyny]] | |crimes = Racist extremism<br>Political corruption<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Segregationism<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Misogyny]] | ||
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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 the policies of "[[Jim Crow]]" during the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever". | 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 the policies of "[[Jim Crow]]" 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. | ||