Monday, May 19, 2014

George Wallace by Adrian Najar

  • Born in August 25th, 1919
  • Went to University of Alabama Law School in 1937
  • Wallace received his degree in 1942 at top of the class
  •  Enrolled in Air Force, later Left due to severe anxiety 
  •  Later Served as an assistant attorney general for Alabama
  •  Wallace ran for governor in 1958, supported by the NAACP 
  •  Lost by a landslide to John Patterson
  •  Wallace made a 3rd party run for presidency in 1968 then ran for governor again and won in 1970 and ran another term in 1974
  •  Ran for presidency again as a Democrat in 1972, but shot by a janitor and became paralyzed waist-down, ending his presidential campaign
  •  Was sometimes a supporter for Segregation to win governor's seat
  • After Being shot, he asked for forgiveness for seeking segregation forever to the community, which led him to become governor again in 1982
  • Wallace later died in 1998

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