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re: Why Did Bear Bryant Wait Seven Years to Integrate Bama Football?
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:37 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:37 pm to RollTide1987
Interesting stuff.
Do you think he would've said no to Bear in '65? Let's assume Bear made his desire to admit blacks publicly known.
Do you think he would've said no to Bear in '65? Let's assume Bear made his desire to admit blacks publicly known.
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Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:42 pm to DWag215
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DWag215
pssssttttt You seem very young. I will explain it. Bear was never the most powerful in the State of Alabama. Bear was the most revered. Wallace was never the most powerful in the State of Alabama, he was a figure head. I will let you figure out, at that time, who was the most powerful in the State of Alabama.
(it was the exact same way in Mississippi also)
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:52 pm to DWag215
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DWag215
I think you're underestimating the influence that Wallace actually had. In 1968 he ran for president still preaching segregation and received 10 million votes.
Just 14 years later he ran for governor in Alabama and received nearly 100% of the black vote. He won the 10 majority black counties by a 2 to 1 margin.
He was the consummate stereotypical politician. He could sell anybody a line of bullshite that they would believe.
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