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==Later life==
==Later life==
[[File:Wallace and Jackson.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|[[Jesse Jackson]] asks for Gov. George Wallace's support in his presidential bid. The two had been snubbed by the Democratic party establishment, Wallace in 1968 and Jackson in 1988.]]
[[File:Wallace and Jackson.jpeg|left|350px|thumb|[[Jesse Jackson]] asks for Gov. George Wallace's support in his presidential bid. The two had been snubbed by the Democratic party establishment, Wallace in 1968 and Jackson in 1988.]]
An [[assassination]] attempt in 1972 by [[Arthur Bremer]] left him partially disabled. In the late 1970s Wallace became a born-again Christian, renouncing his segregationist policies and apologizing for his past. After his change, he became popular within the [[African American]] community, a position of closeness that he would retain until his death.
An [[assassination]] attempt in 1972 by [[Arthur Bremer]] left him partially disabled. In the late 1970s Wallace became a born-again Christian, renouncing his segregationist policies and apologizing for his past. After his change, he became popular within the [[African American]] community, a position of closeness that he would retain until his death.
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
* "I don't support white supremacy, I'm the one who made them take 'white supremacy' off the roster that was the symbol of the Democratic Party in this state. I did nothing worse than Lyndon Johnson. He was for segregation when he thought he had to be. I was for segregation, and I was wrong. The media has rehabilitated Johnson, why won't it rehabilitate me?"<ref name=rehabilitate />
* "I don't support [[white supremacy]], I'm the one who made them take 'white supremacy' off the roster that was the symbol of the [[Democratic Party]] in this state. I did nothing worse than [[Lyndon Johnson]]. He was for [[segregation]] when he thought he had to be. I was for segregation, and I was wrong. The media has rehabilitated Johnson, why won't it rehabilitate me?"<ref name=rehabilitate />
==Further reading==
==Further reading==