If some anarchist lies down in front of my automobile, it will be the last automobile he will ever lie down in front of.
The only four letter words that hippies don't know are w-o-r-k and s-o-a-p.
Had the hippies analyzed Wallace's platform, they would have found themselves in total agreement. Both were strong advocates of socialism. And Wallace demonstrably carried out such a program while Governor of Alabama, being the heir apparent of the radical leftist and fellow DemonRAT, "Big" Jim Folsom.
A I think back on those decades, it now seems a sure thing that the leftists of the hippie movement were actually in cahoots with Wallace. It's plausible that were a false flag operation to rile up good Americans to vote for Wallace since he acted (and it was only that, a charade) as if he were opposed to them.
That makes total sense. You are likely 110% correct