Struggle for Equality

George Corley Wallace Jr.was born on (August 25 1919 - September 13 1998) was an AmericanPoliticianand the 45thGovernor of Alabama a position he occupied for four Terms during which he promoted low-grade industrial development low taxes and Trade Schools. He sought the United States Presidency as a Democrat three times unsuccessfully and is best remembered for his staunch opposition to desegregation and his support for Jim Crow positions during theCivil Rights Movement declaring in his1963 Inaugural Addressthat he stood for segregation now segregation tomorrow segregation forever. Martin Luther King Jr.was born on (January 15 1929- April 4 1968) King is best known for advancingCivil RightsthroughnonviolenceandCivil disobedience tactics. HisChristianbeliefs and the nonviolent activism ofMahatma Gandhihelped inspire.