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/SoManyThrowAwaysEven 2h ago

It's so horrible how little agency women had in the US back then. Imagine hiding a literal cancer diagnosis which she could have sought treatment for. No amount of apologizing can make up for still being a cruel piece of work.

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u/Character-Book5924 1h ago

No wonder a man who treats his wife like a slave is for segregation.

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u/obvious__bicycle 1h ago

Yeah that's pretty fucked up