Yeah, several of his statements really seemed to imply it was all an act to go forward in politics. Wasn't he rather moderate on civil rights when he lost his first race for governor?
He even endorsed Jesse Jackson in 1988.
Nixon gets hit by a car and dies in 1968, Reagan wins the Republican nomination with Wallace as his running mate, Reagan beats LBJ in 1968. Otherwise known as the premise for Icarus Falls. Except here, Reagan is shot and killed shortly after inauguration. Introducing President George Wallace.