Governor
George
Wallace
“I have learned what suffering means. In a way that was impossible, I think I can understand something of the pain black people have come to endure. I know I contributed to that pain, and I can only ask your forgiveness.”
From Segregation to Redemption
In reflecting upon my journey as the namesake of one of the most controversial political figures of the 20th century, and understanding how the dramatic and traumatic experiences affected my immediate family, I have always believed our experiences were unlike those of any other family in our nation’s history. What we endured, we endured under the watchful eye of the public. The writings contained herein will reveal for the first time, from a familiy perspective, the real George Wallace, not the myth that has grown up around the legend.
— George Wallace Jr.
In his final campaign for Alabama Governor, George Wallace received 90% of the black vote.
George Wallace Jr.
My Father
T h e A u t h o r
George Wallace Jr. was born in Eufaula, Alabama, on October 17, 1951. In 1970, he graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery; following that, he and his band traveled with Hank Williams Jr. before obtaining a BA Degree in history from Huntingdon College in 1976.
“He turned around completely. He admitted he was wrong. In 1995, he came to meet me when we had the Selma re-enactment march. He said he was wrong and asked for forgiveness”
Joseph Lowery
Former Southern Christian Leadership Conference director
T e s t i m o n i a l s
“It's a strange feeling. I really believe that George Wallace had a spiritual redemption happen to him, and it possibly took getting shot to make that happen.”
Actor, Gary Sinese
Played George Wallace in Award-winning Miniseries
“His willingness to question and ultimately to change long-held views and his desire to make peace with those whom he perceived had been wronged.”
Former US President,
Jimmy Carter