Alabama governor George Wallace stood in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama in an attempt to block the enrollment of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood. His infamous shout of "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!" made people view him as one of the country's most destructive racist.
A Progressive reformer, Roosevelt earned a reputation as a "trust buster" through his regulatory reforms and antitrust prosecutions. ... Sympathetic to both business and labor, Roosevelt avoided labor strife, most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902.
Mandela had spent 27 years in jail and was greeted as a hero on his release.
He is famous for promoting a message of forgiveness and equality.
Apartheid was abolished in 1991, and three years later, South Africa held its first elections in which black people, as well as white, were allowed to vote.
