George Wallace’s position on race evolved during his political career. In 1962, he advocated segregation. In 1972, he didn’t emphasize race and even sought out black votes. In 1982, he had long since repudiated his earlier segregationist views and won over much of the black vote in his final campaign for governor.
Oh my. Thank you for that clarification of the historical record. Unfortunately all people probably remember is threatening to stand in the door and block the feds from forcing integration. Or something like that. I must be getting old. I don’t quite remember.
George Wallace’s position on race evolved during his political career. In 1962, he advocated segregation.
Before that, he was much more liberal. In fact, he had the backing of the NAACP in the 1958 election for governor. The KKK endorsed his opponent. Wallace was more of an opportunist than a racist. He knew he had to change if he was going to be elected governor of Alabama.
He certainly did change in his later years and won over much of the black vote as you stated.