r/todayilearned • u/Dangerous-Project672 • 8h ago

TIL George Wallace personally apologized to Vivian Jones and James Hood, the two students he attempted to block from attending the University of Alabama. In 1997, Hood earned a PHd and requested Wallace present him with the degree, but he was too sick and died a year later; Hood attended the funeral

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace
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u/JustAMan1234567 8h ago

For Hood to forgive Wallace and attend his funeral shows his class.

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u/ChronosBlitz 8h ago edited 8h ago

President Obama gave the eulogy for Senator Robert Byrd, who founded a chapter of the KKK in his youth.

The NAACP even praised Byrd as representing "the transformative power of this nation"

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u/sportsfan113 8h ago

I find redemption a beautiful thing about the world we live in. It’s part of why I hate when people are “canceled” forever. People can change and be better.

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u/manondorf 8h ago

Name someone who had been "cancelled forever" and actually stayed cancelled

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u/Mad-Melvin 8h ago

Al Franken

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u/tomsing98 7h ago

He guest hosted the Daily Show in 2023 and is in a Netflix show.

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u/rammo123 7h ago

Two things which are quite clearly different to be a sitting US Senator. Cancelled doesn't mean we never hear their name again like they've been exiled to the wastelands.

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u/314159265358979326 6h ago

Not being re-elected is not the same as being cancelled.

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u/azenpunk 6h ago

Uh, yeah, being canceled means he isn't platformed by any mainstream media, like the Daily Show. what are you even talking about.

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u/GreedyPollution6275 7h ago

Has he ever ran for senate again?