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A 7 page paper on George Wallace and the role he played in the civil rights movement. His was a fight to gain office more than that of hatred. He spoke hatred because people listened. He struggled for segregation and lost but gained support in his presidential campaigning. He was shot in 1972 and changed his beliefs and attitudes 100%. He now stands for equality instead of against it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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throughout the media that blacks should not be allowed to attend the same schools as whites and that they should be grateful and remain in their "place." This had not
always been the case and later in his life he honestly and convincingly apologized to all blacks for the racism he had displayed and he asked for their forgiveness. Essentially
Wallace used racism. He comprehended that the American voters were angry and he, being an incredible showman, directed that anger at blacks (Carter 3). He used the hatred already within
the poor and hardworking white man to fuel his election campaigns. George Wallace always knew he was
destined to lead the life of a politician. Born in 1919 he grew up with his father who was a "failed and bitter" farmer (Ayers 42). At the age of
16 he was a page in the Alabama legislature and was completely fixated on politics. He graduated from the University of Alabama Law School and then was indicted into the
military. He began his internment in the military as a private even though he was eligible for a position as an officer. He purposefully chose private for the power it
would give him later during his political career for he realized that most of the people he would be gaining votes from were more than likely enlisted men and not
officers (Ayers 42). After the war was over he and his wife and daughter returned to a
changed Alabama. Like many other parts of the United States at the time, the economy was booming and everyones standard of living was rising be they black or white. Blacks
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