... , Wallace was genuinely converted to Christ and sincerely repented of his earlier views on race matters. In his last term as governor of Alabama, he appointed black officials to state offices. He even reached out to Arthur Bremer, the man who had tried to assassinate him in 1972. He once wrote to Bremer in prison, telling him, "I love you." On September 13, 1998, George Wallace died at age 79. Alabama Governor Fob James, Jr., said, "Governor Wallace was prepared to do battle where he thought it necessary at ...
