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William Casby was born into ensalvement in 1857 and died in 1970. These images were take by Richard Avendon.

George Wallace was an American politician best known for serving four terms as governor of Alabama and for becoming one of the most recognizable defenders of segregation during the Civil Rights Movement. Born in 1919 in Clio, Alabama, Wallace rose to national prominence after declaring, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” during his 1963 inaugural address as governor. He became a symbol of Southern resistance to desegregation and federal civil rights enforcement.
Wallace is also remembered for the 1963 “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” at the University of Alabama, where he attempted to block Black students from enrolling in compliance with federal desegregation orders. Although largely symbolic, the moment became one of the defining images of opposition to the Civil Rights Movement.