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George Wallace was synonymous with Southern racism for decades, but after apologizing, he won a final term as Alabama governor with a majority of the black vote. Why did blacks forgive and vote for him given his lengthy track record?

by /u/FelicianoCalamity in /r/AskHistorians

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