Governor George Wallace

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Independent_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-08-25
gptkbp:birthPlace Clio, Alabama
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Wallace_Jr.
gptkb:Peggy_Wallace_Kennedy
gptkb:Janet_Wallace
gptkbp:controversy Civil_Rights_Movement_opposition
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-09-13
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Alabama
gptkbp:events gptkb:Alabama_gubernatorial_election,_1974
gptkb:Alabama_gubernatorial_election,_1962
gptkb:Alabama_gubernatorial_election,_1970
gptkb:Alabama_gubernatorial_election,_1978
1968 Democratic National Convention
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
1972 assassination attempt
1963 Birmingham campaign opposition
1965 Selma to Montgomery marches opposition
1970 Alabama gubernatorial election campaign
Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964_opposition
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965_opposition
gptkbp:famousQuote "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Corley_Wallace_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor George Wallace
gptkbp:influence Southern_politics
gptkbp:knownFor Segregationist policies
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance to desegregation
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname The_Governor_of_Alabama
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Alabama
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Governor
Populism
gptkbp:president 1972 United States presidential election
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cornelia_Wallace
gptkb:Lurleen_Wallace
gptkbp:termEnd 1967-01-16
1979-01-19
gptkbp:termStart 1971-01-18
1963-01-14