Thursday, February 3, 2011
George Wallace
In your own opinion, do you believe that George Wallace was truthful in his remorse displayed to black southerners after the assassination attempt? He was firmly against civil rights and, years later, seemed to have a complete change of heart. Do you believe Wallace was being genuine in his apologies, or was his sincerity to African Americans just another ploy to attain votes?
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ReplyDeleteAlthough Wallace gained votes through being apologetic to the southerners, Wallace was genuine in his apologies. Because he was almost assassinated, he realized how terribly he treated certain people and if he didn't treat them so bad, then he probably wouldn't have gained so many enemies; thus, he probably wouldn't have gotten shot. And, when someone has a near death experience, I think that it will changes the perspective of that individual. He's been in the shoes of the victim, so he knows how it feels. So, I think he was genuine in his apologies. He even called the leader of the activists that were beaten by the troops on "Bloody Sunday."
ReplyDeleteWallace didn't necessarily have a "change of heart," he just went back to the "real" George Wallace--a man who actually caring for others. (His college friend even said so at the end of the documentary.)
It's very difficult to say. Wallace wavered from his original platform before, when he first supported civil rights, and then condemned it. At this point, it's impossible to know when he's actually being genuine and loses a lot of his credibility. Most if not all of his motives have been to obtain as many votes as possible, so what does George Wallace truly believe in?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Wendy, I thought that he was actually feeling, if not remorse, but a change of heart from what he had previously thought. Potentially he didn't even really change his opinions, but he just realized after a near death experience, what it might be like to be on the other side of violence and adversary.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think Wallace was genuine in his apologies but that he did not have a change of heart. T. White says Wallace became a true racist, but after watching the documentary I thought that, as already mentioned in this series of posts, the real Wallace was always there from the beginning of his career. He ended up choosing to sell deleterious values due to the desire for power that drove him and veiled his sincere ideologies.
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