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Wallace For President Stand Up

Wallace For President Political Button Museum
Category: 
Political
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Sub Categories: 
Photographs
Litho
Text on Button: 
WALLACE FOR PRESIDENT - STAND UP FOR AMERICA
Image Description: 

A photograph of Alabama Governor George Wallace is surrounded by a split red and blue border with white text and two white stars.  

Curl Text: 

Union Bug

Back Style: 
Brass locking pin
The Shape: 
Circle
The Size: 
2 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made: 
1960s
1968
Additional Information: 

Alabama Governor George Wallace is remembered for his resistance to the 1960s civil rights movement.  He ran for U.S. President in 1968 on an independent ticket and won nearly 13% of the ballots cast, or about 10 million votes.  Wallace is famous for saying, "I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say, segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."

Sources: 

Pearson, R. (1998, September 14). Ex-Gov. George C. Wallace Dies at 79; Alabaman Personified '60s Opposition to Civil Rights Movement. The Washington Post, p. A1.

Catalog ID: 
PO0031
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