george c wallace

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Definition of george c wallace in English English dictionary

born Aug. 25, 1919, Clio, Ala., U.S. died Sept. 13, 1998, Montgomery, Ala. U.S. politician. He served in the Alabama state legislature (1947-53). As a circuit court judge (1953-59), he was known for his resistance to federal investigations of racial discrimination. Campaigning as a segregationist, he was elected governor in 1963 and kept his pledge "to stand in the schoolhouse door" to prevent enrollment of African American students at the University of Alabama. He yielded only in the face of the federalized National Guard. Further confrontations made him a nationwide symbol of Southern opposition to racial integration. He formed the American Independent Party and was its presidential candidate in 1968, winning 13% of the popular vote. He again served as governor (1971-79). While campaigning for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, he was shot in an assassination attempt and left partly paralyzed. In the 1980s he renounced his segregationist views, and he won his last term as governor (1983-87) with support from African American voters

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George Wallace

{i} (1919-1998) governor of Alabama (USA) who opposed racial integration in Alabama schools in 1963

George Wallace

a US politician in the Democratic Party who was Governor of Alabama for most of the period between 1963 and 1987. Many people consider him to be racist because he supported segregation. He was shot in 1972, when he was trying to be chosen to represent the Democratic Party in the election for President, and after that he had to use a wheelchair (1919-98)

Hyphenation

George c Wal·lace

Turkish pronunciation

côrc si wôlıs

Pronunciation

/ˈʤôrʤ ˈsē ˈwôləs/ /ˈʤɔːrʤ ˈsiː ˈwɔːləs/