George Wallace: Inaugural Address as Governor - Milestone Documents

George Wallace: Inaugural Address as Governor

( 1963 )

Further Reading

Books

  • Carter, Dan T. The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics. 2nd ed. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
  • Clark, E. Culpepper. The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation’s Last Stand at the University of Alabama. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
  • Frederick, Jeff. Stand Up for Alabama: Governor George Wallace. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2007.
  • Kazin, Michael. The Populist Persuasion: An American History. Rev. ed. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1998.

Web Sites

  • “George Wallace: Settin’ the Woods on Fire.” PBS’s “American Experience” Web site. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/.
  • “Oral History Interview with George Wallace.” Documenting the American South Web site. http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/A-0024/menu.html.
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George Wallace (left) attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama (Library of Congress)

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