A detailed timeline of the impact and legacy of George Wallace across different fields.
George Wallace was a prominent American politician, best known as the four-term governor of Alabama. Initially a staunch segregationist, he gained national notoriety for his defiant stance against the Civil Rights Movement, symbolized by his 1963 inaugural address vowing "segregation forever." He unsuccessfully ran for US President multiple times, including a significant third-party bid in 1968. Later in his career, Wallace publicly renounced his segregationist views. Despite his controversial legacy regarding race, Wallace also focused on economic development initiatives during his time as governor.
In 1958, George Wallace first sought the Democratic nomination in the Alabama gubernatorial election. Initially a moderate on racial issues, he lost the nomination. This loss led him to adopt a hard-line segregationist stance.
In Wallace's 1998 obituary, The Huntsville Times summarized the impact from the 1968 campaign
In 1971, Jack Newfield observed that George Wallace's speeches echoed William Jennings Bryan as he attacked concentrated wealth.
In 1973, the George Wallace Tunnel on Interstate 10 was constructed and named for him.
In 1975, the George C. Wallace Speech and Hearing Center was named via Act 110 by the Alabama Legislature.
In 1979, George Wallace said of his stand in the schoolhouse door: "I was wrong. Those days are over, and they ought to be over." He publicly asked for forgiveness from Black Americans.
In October 1996, George Wallace presented the first Lurleen B. Wallace Award of Courage to Vivian Malone Jones and apologized for his past conduct.
In 1996, James Hood started a book on George Wallace and interviewed him extensively.
In 1997, James Hood graduated and requested that George Wallace present his degree, but Wallace was unable to due to poor health.
In 1997, the TNT cable network produced a movie titled "George Wallace", directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gary Sinise.
On September 13, 1998, George Corley Wallace Jr. died, marking the end of the life of the former Alabama governor known for his controversial stance on segregation which he later renounced.
In 1998, James Hood attended George Wallace's funeral.
In Wallace's 1998 obituary, The Huntsville Times political editor John Anderson summarized the impact from the 1968 campaign.
In 2000, a documentary about George Wallace, titled "George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire", was shown by PBS on The American Experience.
In 2002, Gary Sinise reprised his role as George Wallace in the film "Path to War".
In the 2014 film "Selma", set during the Civil Rights Movement, George Wallace was portrayed by actor Tim Roth.
In 2020, amidst a change in public opinion, many Alabama universities were pushed to rename campus buildings that were originally named after Wallace, including the University of Montevallo and Auburn University.
As of the 2024 election, Wallace remains the most recent third-party candidate to receive pledged electoral college votes from any state.
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