John Patterson

Birth : 1921-09-27, Goldville, Alabama, USA

Death : 2021-06-04

History

John Malcolm Patterson was an American politician, who, having never stood for public office before, at 33, served one term as Attorney General of Alabama, from 1955 to 1959, and at 37, served one term as the 44th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1959 to 1963.

Movies

Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders
Self - Governor of Alabama 1959-1963
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.