co-hosted the event and provided the video. this is one in a series of conversations on the cold war 75 years after it began. good afternoon. and welcome to this virtual program on the cold war and the civil rights movement. my name is stan deaton and we re pleased to partner on this program with the uva club of savannah. this conversation, the second of three with esteemed uva faculty, is part of the georgia historical society history festival which is focused on the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the cold war. our guest today is dr. kevin gaines. he s the professor of civil rights and social justice at the university of virginia with a joint appointment in the department of history and the carter g. woodson institute for african-american studies. he s the first person to hold the professorship. dr. gaines is author of uplifting the race: black leadership, politics and culture as well as and his current research is on the problems and projects of racial integration
we come to you live from the governor of the mansion in montgomery, alabama, wartime political candidate george wallace. elected governor of alabama and four times, george wallace lived here for 20% of his life. before we begin our conversation on george wallace and his legacy and introduce you to our guest, here is a look at his political style. if you cannot decision at harvard between honesty and being over active, you should come down to alabama and we will show you some lot down there. both national parties in the last number of years have about down to every group of anarchists that have roamed the streets of san francisco and los angeles. [applause] now they have created themselves a monster and the chickens are coming home to roost all over this country. i love you, too. i sure do. i thought you were a she. you are a he. in california, a group of anarchists laid down in front of his automobile. if you elect me president, if i come to arkansas it will be the last thi
the contenders. we come to you live from the governor of the mansion in montgomery, alabama, wartime political candidate george wallace. elected governor of alabama and four times, george wallace lived here for 20% of his life. before we begin our conversation on george wallace and his legacy and introduce you to our guest, here is a look at his political style. if you cannot decision at harvard between honesty and being over active, you should come down to alabama and we will show you some lot down there. both national parties in the last number of years have about down to every group of anarchists that have roamed the streets of san francisco and los angeles. [applause] now they have created themselves a monster and the chickens are coming home to roost all over this country. i love you, too. i sure do. i thought you were a she. you are a he. in california, a group of anarchists laid down in front of his automobile. if you elect me president, if i come to arkansas it wi
facing that states including immigration and the right to carry weapons. you go first. good evening, and welcome to the contenders. we come to you live from the governor of the mansion in montgomery, alabama, wartime political candidate george wallace. elected governor of alabama and four times, george wallace lived here for 20% of his life. before we begin our conversation on george wallace and his legacy and introduce you to our guest, here is a look at his political style. if you cannot decision at harvard between honesty and being over active, you should come down to alabama and we will show you some lot down there. both national parties in the last number of years have about down to every group of anarchists that have roamed the streets of san francisco and los angeles. [applause] now they have created themselves a monster and the chickens are coming home to roost all over this country. i love you, too. i sure do. i thought you were a she. you are a
time the new conservatism that ultimately evolved. what is the new conservatism? it meant more lost over the years, but in the early stages it was very closely went with the activism of the federal government and, particularly, the flashpoint of the civil rights movement. that is where george wallace got his start, but it was something that was far broader than simply what was happening in the south. george wallace was first elected governor of alabama in 1962. where did he come from? one of the most politically active counties and areas of alabama. there was not much to do except get involved in politics, so that is what george wallace did. he turned out to be very good at it. coming back after world war ii having served as an engineer, flying in the pacific, he ran for the state legislature, easily won. he was an up-and-coming figure. he then was elected judge. he was so popular he decided to run for governor in 1958. the problem was he ran as a moderate. a moderate