Peggy Wallace Kennedy opens up about her father's hateful, problematic legacy — and creating a new one for her sons
In 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace changed the course of the Civil Rights Movement when he stood in front of the doors of the University of Alabama to protest the enrollment of two black students. In an interview featured in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, his daughter Peggy Wallace Kennedy discusses that day, how she feels about having a father who was the symbol of the pro-segregationist movement, and their individual paths to a new and better legacy.
“Leaving a painful past behind is not always easy, but it is always right,” she says. “And I hope people will understand that they can find their voice no matter how old they are, because I found my voice later in life. I want people to be inspired, to try to live a life of inspiration.” In 1972, Gov. Wallace was shot. He was injured so badly he remained a paraplegic for the rest of his life. But the injury was also a turning point for the former governor.
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