His wife, Lurleen, won the next election and succeeded him, with him as the de facto governor. Wallace left office when his first term expired in 1967 due to term limits. Seeking to stop the racial integration of the University of Alabama, Wallace earned national notoriety by standing in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama, blocking the path of black students. Wallace ran for governor again in 1962, and won the race. Initially a moderate on racial issues, Wallace adopted a hard-line segregationist stance after losing the 1958 nomination.

Wallace first sought the Democratic nomination in the 1958 Alabama gubernatorial election. After the war, he won election to the Alabama House of Representatives, and served as a state judge. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of ' Jim Crow' during the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for 'segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.' īorn in Clio, Alabama, Wallace attended the University of Alabama School of Law, and served in United States Army Air Force during World War II. During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama, he promoted 'industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools.' Wallace sought the United States presidency as a Democratic Party candidate three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, being unsuccessful each time.

He is notoriously remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. (Aug– September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms.

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