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Editorial Grist: The Birmingham Story

October 3, 1963

Describes that a racially-motivated crime (the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing) occurred in Birmingham and critiques the fact that white people were held responsible as well as how people held Governor Wallace as a promoter of racial violence.

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Wallace Thrills A Crowd of 5,000 Here

September 5, 1963

Describes a rally held by Governor Wallace where he declared that he would continue to defy federal law and attempt to maintain segregation in public schools, specifically at a white school in Tuskegee.

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Editorial Grist: Confrontation In Alabama

June 20, 1963

Describes previous efforts from Governor George Wallace to maintain segregation and argues that the courts should readdress the constitutionality of desegregation.

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Alabama Exhibit At Chicago Is Predicted

March 15, 1965

Describes that Governor Wallace visited Chicago for an Alabama travel exhibit and that protests broke out, many under the direction of CORE. Also, explains that Wallace expressed gratitude to the policeman who guarded the exhibit from picketers.

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Editorial Grist: Governor Wallace Leads The Fight

April 2, 1964

Explains the belief that Governor Wallace running for president would bring attention to the opposing side of the civil rights bill.

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Wallace Helps People Understand Civil Rights Bill

January 30, 1964

Explains that Governor Wallace provided his interpretations of the Civil Rights Bill on public television and that he also conferred with leaders in other states as they presented their conclusions on the legislation.

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Editorial Grist: Crummy Bigotry at Loyola

February 20, 1964

Explains the belief that free speech was denied when President Maguire of Loyola University denied Governor Wallace the ability to speak on campus due to the belief that it would offend the Black community.

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A Wallace Ally in Chicago

February 27, 1964

Describes that Governor Wallace went on a tour of the Midwest and explains that he agreed with a Black, Chicago man named S.B Fuller who exhibited his views that civil rights protests were unproductive and that racial justice would not be acquired through integration.

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Wallace Resolution Progresses

March 11, 1965

Describes the resolution suggested by Governor Wallace to enable states to choose whether or not to integrate their schools and explains that other southern states began to approve the measure.

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