Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the speech Wallace makes his famous statement against integration: "Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood, and took an oath to my people. It is very appropriate that from this Cradle of the Confederacy, this very Heart of the Great Anglo-Saxon Southland, that today we sound th...

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Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Governors--Alabama
description In the speech Wallace makes his famous statement against integration: "Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood, and took an oath to my people. It is very appropriate that from this Cradle of the Confederacy, this very Heart of the Great Anglo-Saxon Southland, that today we sound the drum for freedom as have our generations of forebears before us done, time and again through history. Let us rise to the call of freedom-loving blood that is in us and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the South. In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny...and I say...segregation now...segregation tomorrow...segregation forever."
spelling Q0000020276 - Q0000020290Q20276 - Q20290Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.In the speech Wallace makes his famous statement against integration: "Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood, and took an oath to my people. It is very appropriate that from this Cradle of the Confederacy, this very Heart of the Great Anglo-Saxon Southland, that today we sound the drum for freedom as have our generations of forebears before us done, time and again through history. Let us rise to the call of freedom-loving blood that is in us and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the South. In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny...and I say...segregation now...segregation tomorrow...segregation forever."1963 January 141963-01-141960-1969Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Alabama--Race relations; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Governors--AlabamaTextSpeechesAlabama. GovernorAlabama Governor administrative files, 1958-1968SG030847v33818Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2952
title Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
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