Governor George Wallace declares 'segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever' at his Montgomery inauguration.
At a Glance
- Date
- 14 January 1963
- Location
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Key people
- George Wallace
- Category
- Civil Rights Movement
- Source
- Inaugural address (1963) · Britannica
What It Meant Then
It became the rallying cry of massive resistance to civil rights.
What It Means Now
The speech is studied as the defining articulation of segregationist defiance the movement overcame.
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