George Wallace
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George Wallace (1919 - 1998) was a pro-segregationist governor from Alabama. He ran unsuccessfully for president four times, three as a Democrat (1964, 1972, 1976), and one as an independent (1968).
An assassination attempt in 1972 left him partially disabled. In the late 1970's Wallace became a born-again Christian, renouncing his segregationist policies and apologizing for his past. After his change, he became popular within the African American community, a position of closeness that he would retain until his death.