Ben Hubing, author of GEORGE WALLACE IN WISCONSIN - a Boswell event

2559 North Downer Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53211

21 June, 2022

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Ben Hubing, author of GEORGE WALLACE IN WISCONSIN - an in-person Boswell event Boswell is pleased to present an event with historian Ben Hubing, author of George Wallace in Wisconsin: The Divisive Campaigns That Shaped a Civil Rights Legacy. Cosponsored by the UWM History Department. George Wallace ran for president four times between 1964 and 1976. In the Badger State, his campaigns fueled a debate over constitutional principles and values. Wallace weaponized states' rights, arguing that the federal government should stay out of school segregation, promote law and order, restrict forced busing, and reduce burdensome taxation. White working-class Wisconsinites armed themselves with Wallace's rhetoric, pushing back on changes that threatened the status quo. Civil rights activists and the Black community in Wisconsin armed themselves with a different constitutional principle, equal protection, to push for strong federal protection of their civil rights. This clash of ideals nearly became literal as protests and counter-protests erupted until gradually diminishing as Wallace's political fortunes waned. Historian Ben Hubing, a high school educator and educational consultant, has been the recipient of a number of awards, including the James Madison Foundation Fellowship and the Herb Kohl Teaching Fellowship. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's in teaching from Cardinal Stritch University. He also earned a master's in history at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a focus on intersections of civil rights, politics, and constitutional history. Click here to purchase your copy of George Wallace in Wisconsin. Signed copies and personalization available on pre-orders. Please note that signed copies will not be shipped until after the event. Please note that we're only allowing two people to register on one email so that we can keep registered folks aware of any changes to this event.