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George Corley Wallace Jr. was an American politician and lawyer who was the 45th and longest-serving governor of Alabama, and the longest-serving governor from the Democratic Party. Wallace unsuccessf
Official portrait, 1962
Wallace was born in Clio, Alabama (seen here in 2011).
Wallace standing against desegregation while being confronted by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama in 1963
Wallace addressing an audience at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey
The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. In a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation to
George Wallace
…1962, and won the race. In his first term, 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. He left office when his first term expired in 1967 due to term limits. His wife…
Henry Graham salutes and then confronts George Wallace
Vivian Malone Jones arrives to register for classes at the University of Alabama's Foster Auditorium
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