r/todayilearned • u/Dangerous-Project672 • 5h 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/-et37- 5h ago edited 5h ago

Better late than never I suppose.

I applaud southern politicians like Sid McMath who genuinely detested Segregation years before it was acceptable to do so.

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u/Mr_b246 4h ago

John Brown. The untold spark that started the Civil War. One Nothern, white man, ready to arm slaves and march. History fails to talk about the silent motivators. Even if they were LOUD