Governor George Wallace speaking to an audience in Gadsden, Alabama, during a political rally.

Several audience members are standing behind Wallace. One of the microphones is from WJBY, a radio station in Gadsden. The rally was held to raise support for a state constitutional amendment that would allow Wallace to succeed himself as governor. Other images taken this day were later used in the...

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Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/7178
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Summary:Several audience members are standing behind Wallace. One of the microphones is from WJBY, a radio station in Gadsden. The rally was held to raise support for a state constitutional amendment that would allow Wallace to succeed himself as governor. Other images taken this day were later used in the photo spread "The Men Meet Their People," which appeared on pages 2 and 3 of The Southern Courier for December 18-19, 1965. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol1_No23_1965_12_18.pdf