* When George Wallace became governor, his main focus' were to stop desegregation, he offered tax abatements to those companies that would place a plant in Alabama, he began a junior college program, so students would be prepared to have a four-year degree.
*While in the city of Dallas, Texas, Wallace announced that he planned to challenge the then president, John F. Kennedy in the elections in November 1964, in the Democratic Party.
For his campaign, Wallace went in the opposite direction of the Civil Rights Act.
*In Wisconsin, Maryland, and Indiana he won a third of the vote for each state.
*Obviously, he lost the presidential election, and the Alabama Constitution prevented Wallace from a second term in 1966.
*Because of this, Wallace's wife ran, as a surrogate candidate.
*She won, and was inaugurated in January of 1967, but in May of 1968 she died of cancer.
*While in the city of Dallas, Texas, Wallace announced that he planned to challenge the then president, John F. Kennedy in the elections in November 1964, in the Democratic Party.
- For his campaign, Wallace went in the opposite direction of the Civil Rights Act.
*In Wisconsin, Maryland, and Indiana he won a third of the vote for each state.*Obviously, he lost the presidential election, and the Alabama Constitution prevented Wallace from a second term in 1966.
*Because of this, Wallace's wife ran, as a surrogate candidate.
*She won, and was inaugurated in January of 1967, but in May of 1968 she died of cancer.