He moderated later, though. His '63-'67 term as governor included the "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!" inauguration speech. This was the term where he stood in the doorway at the University of Alabama to prevent black students from enrolling.
Kennedy then federalized the Alabama National Guard in order to have the necessary force to make him do the right thing, so Wallace's action was another case of misusing conservative principles (state sovereignty) in an execrable cause. As usually happens, this allows liberals to shred these principles so they're not available when we need them.
Segregationists delayed my embrace of conservative truths for more than a decade. So in the late seventies, while Wallace was already taking actions to be proud of due to his change of heart, I was still voting for liberals. So you can see why I would be bitter about this. :-)
“segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!”
I believe Wallace was a Dimacrat. In fact it was the Dims that tried to block all civil rights legislation in the 60’s. This includes Algore’s daddy and Bill Clinton’s mentor.
So how exactly did LeMay’s run with Wallace keep you away from Conservatives for a decade? This does not compute....
What did segregation have to do with conservative truths? And did the liberals you voted for include Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.)? This champion of the Communist-appeasing Left was a hard-core segregationist.