Today marks the 50th anniversary of Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s infamous “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door," where he symbolically stood in the doorway at the University of Alabama to defy a federal desegregation order to allow the enrollment of two black students.
In
Alabama.com, there is a wonderful interview with Wallace’s daughter Peggy Wallace Kennedy, who spent June 11, 1963, at the lake with her mother. She was 13 at the time.
It has taken me a lifetime to step out from the shadow of the schoolhouse door. I just found my voice. I was inspired by President Obama a lot when he said that change can come, and we need to move forward.
I decided I wanted to leave a legacy for my children ... one of change. If you have the courage to find your own voice, you can make change. I
