That may be true, but a little known fact is the Wallace OWNED the black vote in Alabama. He was more popular among the black population than the white (and he was genuinely adored by whites, as well). His percentage of the black vote in his gubanatorial races was astounding, but I cannot recall exactly how high. Something like 70% consistently. The media outside Alabama, of course, NEVER reports this. We're all supposed to hate the little bigot, you understand.
Those numbers had to be for the later Wallace years, after he got shot and apologized for his segregationist views -- they couldn't have been in the early years, as the blacks weren't even able to vote in most areas of Alabama until the Voter Rights Act was passed.
But one of the more little-known facts about Wallace was that when he first ran for governor in the 50s, he promised in his campaign to give everyone a "fair shake" regardless of color! It was when he lost that election, to someone who was an ardent racist, that he vowed to "never be outn*ggered" again, and became such a vocal segregationist. It was opportunism, to be sure -- people who blame Wallace for his attitudes forget that our politicians are a reflection of the voters -- but people won't forget him saying "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever" at his first inaugural. It's ironic -- Wallace gave the people what he thought they wanted to hear, and he would be haunted by what he said for the rest of his life.