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The George Wallace Assassination Attempt

The George Wallace Assassination Attempt

FromWitness History


The George Wallace Assassination Attempt

FromWitness History

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In May 1972, the controversial American populist politician, George Wallace, was shot while running for President of the United States. The governor of Alabama had made his name as a supporter of segregation during the civil rights era. Simon Watts talks to his son, George Wallace Junior, author of "Governor George Wallace - The Man You Never Knew"PHOTO: Governor George Wallace, in 1963, rejecting a federal government order to allow black students into the University of Alabama (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Released:
May 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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