“The Whole United States is Southern!”
In 1963, George Wallace made his famous "stand in the schoolhouse door" speech where he attempted to prevent the desegregation of the University of Alabama. His now infamous "segregation now and forever" utterance before stepping aside and allowing the two Black students to enroll as he was physically removed by federal marshals was televised across the country and made him a national celebrity. Wallace would go on to serve three more terms as governor of Alabama, being elected a final time in 1982. ...