Wallace For President Stand Up

Wallace For President Political Button Museum
Category
Political
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Wallace For President button back Political Button Museum
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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