The Second American Civil War was an armed conflict fought between the Republics of Alabama and Georgia on one side and the United States (Federal) government on the other side. Tensions between either side were mounting with increasing push back from southern senators in their "maximum resistance" campaign against desegregation orders. This also co-incided with an increase in KKK membership within the Southern United States among a fear of federal interference with segregation. The Dixiecrat senator J. Lister Hill of Alabama and governor Ross Barnet of Mississippi had both backed the independent candidacy of south Carolina senator Strom Thurmond in the 1960 election.
While it wasn't enough to throw the election to the legislature as they had hoped, there were still enough concessions to hopefully be made out of the incoming Johnson Administration. The Texan would refute such attempts by Georgian Russell and ordered the states an ultimatum, comply with Brown v. Board of Education or risk losing federal funding. The two states instead opted to push the maximum resistance campaign, with FBI director Richard Nixon covertly assisting the southern states in their segregationist and racist messaging, if only to gain political points with conservatives.
Things would reach a boiling point with the attempted assassination of LBJ in 1964 while on the campaign trail in Mobile. While lackluster security was to blame thanks to the Secret Service, LBJ would politely tell the governors of Mississippi and Alabama to go fuck themselves. More overzealous and far right members, such as Naval Admiral John G. Crommelin and Arkansas Governor Orval Fabus would urge succession, though the latter would be more apprehensive at the probability of the us military breathing down Arkansas's neck, so opted to play both sides.
On December 19, 1964, Governors Wallace and Barnett both declared their succession from the Union, announcing that all foreigners not of good southern blood be either segregated or forced to leave the nation within twenty four hours. Johnson would have none of this, with phones ringing throughout the White House between Secretary of State Goldwater, who argued that diplomacy must still be attempted before force would be used. Johnson would listen to Goldwater, calling both Wallace and Barnett, to which there was no reply. With diplomacy removed, Johnson spoke before congress to declare war on the "illegal secessionist movement which oppresses our fellow man on the color of his skin." The vote was almost unanimous, with only the Arkansas house delegation voting against the resolution.
With justification for the action, LBJ would nationalize both Alabama and Mississippi's national guards, putting them under de jure federal control. De facto, however, they still remained on the payroll and took orders from both Montgomery and Jackson. Realizing their lack of forces needed, Wallace would implement a mandatory draft to "defend the white man", with Barnett opting for a similar rhetoric in mobilizing the Mississippi volunteers.
Secretary of State Goldwater would reluctantly give the go ahead on the President's orders to restore order. The first phase of the war was a mess of the southern swampland, with large northern volunteers being shipped in, with little knowledge of the terrain, only to be ripped to shreds in Alabamian ambushes by technicals and gun wielding locals.
Curtis Le May would give the go ahead for a sort of "Sherman's March to the Sea", bombarding the two states with impressive amounts of air power. both Mobile and Birmingham were turned into smoldering wrecks as civilians opted to attempt to flee. It was at this time that the Soviet Politburo opted to throw their hand into the pot, fucking with the Americans in carefully shipping medical supplies through the Gulf of Mexico's federal blockade. By the Fall of 1965, 15% of Alabama and 25% of Mississippi was back in federal hands. Rival governments were established under the helm of the Mississippi Freedom Party and Alabama Justice Party respectively as puppets of Johnson.
Wallace and Barnett were less interested in hearing about the joys of Marxism and a centralized economy than more appreciative of the secretly smuggled AK-47s and light mortars by Soviet cargo ships under various foreign flags that slipped into Mobile past the federal blockade. In June of 1966, a breakthrough was made with a stunning discovery by MFP's militant wing, the Mississippi Liberation Front for Blacks (MLFB). A large genocide, organized by Alabaman Prime Minister John G. Crommelin's far right White Right militants and fanatics was being undertaken in the southern rebellious states. What little sympathy the rebellion had in the south evaporated overnight, though Curtis LeMay wasn't so sure of their willingness to come to terms...
What occurred next is considered a war crime by international observers, and so remains a controversial part, if not the most controversial part of the entire conflict. An Atomic Bomb, covertly authorized by LeMay, was dropped on Jackson on October 11th. The blast eliminated both Mississippian leaders, though drove a far right terrorist organization to continue to stir up troubles during reconstruction throughout the 70s. LBJ Threw one hell of a hissy fit that night, with LeMay and the Texan shouting through a phone, with Johnson thirsting to strangle LeMay through the wires.
Ultimately, the action sent a message to Soviet Leadership, with foreign advisors leaving the nation overnight, only leaving a handful of soviet rockets and assault rifles for the rebels to utilize. The Soviets also went on high alert, with the world being ever closer to nuclear war because of the atomic strike on Jackson. Mississippi found cause with the decapitation strike, surrendering on October 13th. Alabamian high command still refused to give in, fighting more and more fanatical under the increasing influence of Admiral Crommellin as the peace faction lead by Wallace was diminished in local military decision making and diplomacy. J. Lister Hill would launch a coup against Crommelin on the 9th through the next day, with him officially ordering the militia to stand down.
The fate of George Wallace is an interesting one. While northerners howled for blood from the traitor, LBJ instead opted to give him a full pardon for surrendering prematurely. He would later go on to be elected Governor twice more and win a bid for the White House in 1972 against one term incumbent Barry Goldwater.