Today In History (May 15 1972) George Wallace
Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 1:00 pm
TODAY IN HISTORY
1972: In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor George Wallace while he is campaigning to become President of the United States. Once a proponent of racial segregation, after being shot Wallace descends into pious, simpering multiracialism — and caters to Blacks to an extent possibly exceeding even that of Jimmy Carter.