We may call her Hilda, once bound in bondage on Butler Island. I felt compelled to embrace her, gathering her gently into my arms — and as I did, I offered her flowers, a small tribute of tenderness she had long been denied.
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Walter Lee Gadsden
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Saviours’ Day
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Following his election as the governor of Alabama, George Wallace delivered an inaugural address on January 14, 1963, at the state capitol in Montgomery. The speech is most infamous for the phrase "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever", which became a rallying cry for those opposed to integration and the civil rights movement.
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