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On This Day: April 2 1986 George Wallace Announced He Would Not Seek Another Term as Alabama Governor

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On This Day: April 2 1986 George Wallace Announced He Would Not Seek Another Term as Alabama Governor.

On this day April 2 1986 Alabama Governor George Wallace announced that he would not seek re election and would retire at the end of his term in January 1987. Known as one of the most controversial figures in American politics Wallace served four terms as governor and left a complex legacy.

He is best remembered for his 1963 “stand in the schoolhouse door” where he attempted to block the integration of the University of Alabama. Over time Wallace publicly renounced his earlier...
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