So Wallace’s wife, Lurleen Wallace, ran for governor in his stead, explicitly stating that her husband would stay in control. Her name appeared on the ballot as “Mrs. George C. Wallace,” and she won ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of George and Lurleen Wallace is one of the most peculiar in U.S. political history, involving a failed divorce, a ...

In the wake of the tornadoes that ravaged Tuscaloosa, Ala., CNN’s Wayne Drash encountered an African-American preacher who explained why he was willing to grant the late Gov. George Wallace’s appeal ...

Donald Trump's enduring appeal in the Republican presidential contest has the GOP in a quandary, as it's forced to contend with voters fed up with party politics. Some 50 years ago, another vociferous ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The man who managed former Alabama Governor George Wallace’s presidential campaigns, has died. Charles Samuel “Charlie” Snider Sr., managed Gov. Wallace’s 1972 and 1976 ...

George Takei criticized Utah Governor Gary Herbert while attending the Sundance Film Festival, saying that Herbert’s decision to block same-sex marriages in Utah was akin to segregation-era Alabama ...

Alabama Gov. George Wallace was an infamous figure in American politics, even inspiring a lyric in Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" The story of George and Lurleen Wallace is one of the most ...

Lurleen Wallace, standing beside husband George Wallace, smiles at her inauguration as Alabama governor in 1967 It's a karaoke standard and a beloved anthem in dive bars everywhere. But the American ...