"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech
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The "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech is George Wallace’s infamous 1963 inaugural address as Alabama governor, remembered as a defining pro-segregation statement of the American civil rights era.
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| "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" | 2 |
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| George Wallace's "segregation forever" stance | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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inaugural address ⓘ political speech ⓘ segregationist speech ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
George Wallace
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surface form:
George Wallace 1963 inaugural address
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| associatedWithEvent |
massive resistance to school desegregation
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opposition to Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Alabama State Capitol ⓘ |
| authorOfKeyPhrase | George Wallace ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| culturalImpact | often quoted as an example of explicit governmental racism in the United States ⓘ |
| date | January 14, 1963 ⓘ |
| genre | rhetorical oratory ⓘ |
| governorshipTerm | first term of George Wallace as Governor of Alabama ⓘ |
| historicalContext | resistance to desegregation in the American South ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American civil rights movement
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American civil rights era
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| ideologyOpposed |
American civil rights movement
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civil rights movement
racial integration ⓘ |
| ideologyPromoted | racial segregation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
defining statement of pro-segregation politics in the 1960s American South
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frequently cited in histories of the civil rights movement ⓘ widely condemned as racist ⓘ |
| locationContext |
Alabama
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surface form:
State of Alabama
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| mainSlogan |
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| mediaCoverage | national news in the United States ⓘ |
| moralAssessment | supports white supremacy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explicit defense of racial segregation
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symbolizing massive resistance to desegregation ⓘ use of the phrase "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" ⓘ |
| occasion | inauguration of George Wallace as Governor of Alabama ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
NAACP
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ civil rights activists ⓘ |
| place | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| politicalPartyContext | Democratic Party in Alabama ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | pro-segregation ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Alabama ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as political backdrop and opposition)
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
surface form:
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as political backdrop and opposition)
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| speaker | George Wallace ⓘ |
| subsequentReputationOfSpeaker | cemented George Wallace’s image as a staunch segregationist ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Southern segregationist politicians
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white segregationist supporters in Alabama ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era in Alabama
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| timeRelativeToEvent | delivered before major federal civil rights legislation of the mid-1960s ⓘ |
| title |
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| year | 1963 ⓘ |
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