Which Alabama governor advocated segregation and ran for president?

• A. Lester Maddox
• B. George Wallace
• C. Orval Faubus
• D. Strom Thurmond

Answer: (B)

George Wallace, who served as the governor of Alabama, became a central figure in the push to preserve segregation during the 1960s. He publicly resisted federal desegregation orders and is famous for blocking the enrollment of Black students at the University of Alabama in 1963, declaring that he would stand at the schoolhouse door to defend segregation. He later entered national politics, running for president in 1968 as the American Independent Party candidate, championing states’ rights and a segregationist platform. This combination—an Alabama governor who vocally supported segregation and pursued the presidency—fits the description in the question. The other figures were not Alabama governors (one was Georgia’s governor, another Arkansas’s governor) and, while connected to segregation or presidential runs, do not match the specific Alabama governor who ran for president.