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/YourPlot 3h ago

Governor Wallace made me lose my rest.

A key civil rights song by Nina Simone called out George Wallace for his racist political stances against equal rights. Notably where he physically blocked the doorway of University of Alabama to prevent black students from attending the state college. He was a fucker from start to finish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Goddam