George Wallace

Many observers believe that George Wallace was the present reemergence of Huey Long, while others believe that George Wallace was a populist who made his own decisions and differed from Huey Long’s approach of handling issues. Although George Wallace incorporated similar populist tactics of being opinionated and outspoken, Wallace was not a Huey Long. Wallace was his own entity, engaging in segregation politics that hindered the progression of the civil rights movement, playing off southern sectionalism, and influencing racial anguish towards African Americans. On the other hand, the infamous Huey Long challenged economic disparities in Congress, pushed for African American rights, and fought back against elites. Huey Long and George Wallace had commonalities; they both were a threat to the current federal establishment because they were outsiders. Long believed that he had “come to the United States with only one project in mind…which was that by every means of action and persuasion [he] might do something to spread the wealth of the land among all people.” Long’s push for “spreading the wealth among all people” by exposing corruption during the depression made him an outsider. In retrospect, Wallace was considered an outsider who wore “shiny pants, loud shirts, and louder…

George C Wallace also known as “the fighting little judge” was born in the state of alabama in 1919, grew up as a farmer and took boxing when he was a young boy. He later than went to the university of alabama for law and graduated with a law degree in 1942. After school, he decided he wanted to join the u.s army air corps and fought in the world war 2 and then later being disabled from war. He fought in the war but then decided to return home to his wife and start his political life again. He…

biography written about George Wallace’s life from his childhood all the way up to his major role in politics. This book outlines his dramatic rise and fall as he abandoned his ideals to become a national symbol of racism, where Wallace later begged for forgiveness. Wallace is best known for his ride in power in Alabama and his fight against desegregation using the rhetoric of states’ rights. Through The Politics of Rage, Carter describes the main events in his stand as governor and analyzes how…

Civil rights amendments, three amendments that gave African Americans to do everything that the white people could do. Even though slavery was abolished and there were equal rights for voting and protection, after these amendments were passed all hell broke loose. In 1954 Brown vs Board of Education was a big court case about segregation. Right after Brown won the court case America was in a hell hole. Then in 1963 two speeches that were about segregation will never be forgotten. Staring with…

In the early twentieth century, African-Americas in the southern states were fighting for racial equality. Racial discrimination deprived African-Americans from acquiring decent jobs, education and the right to vote. Slavery was no longer an issue for African-Americans, but they still had to fight racial injustice. The civil rights became a controversial topic in the early 1960s, and up to this day is continues to be controversial, it started a war: white versus color. In August 1963, Martin…

relevance in what they are learning. Not only must students see relevance, but the students must also recognize contributions from people who have a likeness to them, similar backgrounds. The state of Alabama asserts, “All students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or cultural background, should have equal access to learning science and engaging in scientific and engineering practices” (ALCOS). Superficially, this statement does not seem necessary. However, in the past, not all people in the…

Malcolm X was a prominent figure in both the civil rights movement and the nation of Islam in the 1950s and 60s. Malcolm constructed the idea of “Black Nationalism”, a movement fighting for the social, economic, and political freedom of African-Americans. In the speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” delivered on April 3rd, 1964 at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio Malcom X is discussing the 1964 election. He is communicating that all African-Americans have a choice and a voice in the election…

Some white Americans back in the 1900’s tended to believe it was the right thing to do to follow a demanding and pride less man called George Wallace. A man whose word and goal was to hurt not only African Americans, but anyone who was not his skin color (white). George gave a speech called the “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever” speech, which was famous in the Southern United States. Because as we all have heard, that is were most of the clan and racist Americans are. People back then…

The Greatest Election Upset in American History The 1948 election is considered the greatest upset in American history. Why you may ask? The reason is that everyone thought that Republican Thomas E. Dewey would defeat Democratic Harry S. Truman and they would finally receive a Republican in office after a long period of time. The election had six candidates but only four were important which included Harry S. Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, J.Strom Thurmond, and Henry Wallace. The parties that were…

hard times or difficult events. William Wallace within the movie Braveheart captures that idea completely while trying to tell the story of how a group set out to overthrow foreign rule as well as shake up the feudal system. This piece sets out to take a historical event and turn it into a blockbuster hit through love, battles, and a martyr to root for. Although as many know that movies rarely hold up to actual events, Braveheart leaves room to find and dissect the true meaning of Hollywood as…