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eridani

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10. Wallace actually apologized for his role in attempting to preserve Jim Crow

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:59 AM

Jan 2012

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-03-11/news/1995070104_1_marchers-montgomery-wallace

The marchers came to the old man in the wheelchair, some to tell him he was forgiven, some to whisper that he could never be forgiven, not now, not a million years from now.

Yet to all of the people who retraced the steps of the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march 30 years ago, George C. Wallace offered an apology for a doomed ideal.

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It just hit me - Gingrich is George Corley Wallace [View all] rurallib Jan 2012 OP

Not really. Wallace was big on government spending on public goods eridani Jan 2012 #1

My memory fades as I age - thanks for filling in that miss. rurallib Jan 2012 #5

Yep, barely veiled racist demagogue. crazylikafox Jan 2012 #2

I think he is closer to the evil little man with a mustach. DCBob Jan 2012 #3

Wallace was more honest. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #4

Wallace was less deluded. immoderate Jan 2012 #6

1962 Wallace ThoughtCriminal Jan 2012 #7

Pro-Segregation......Jeez. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2012 #12

who does he remind me of????? oh........... hello Newton Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #8

The politics of racism . . . Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #9

Not to mention birtherism and "Anti-Sharia law" measures. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2012 #13

Wallace actually apologized for his role in attempting to preserve Jim Crow eridani Jan 2012 #10

wallace was an opportunist. He used the race issue to gain votes, but once it started losing Erose999 Jan 2012 #11

George Wallace, what a piece of work madokie Jan 2012 #14