Peggy Wallace Kennedy

Today, on January 17, 2017, we had a Martin Luther King Junior assembly today at school. Our guest speaker was the daughter of the former governor of Alabama, George Wallace. Peggy Wallace Kennedy lived through the time where segregation was a big deal. As I listened to her speak to us, I kept wondering if she was going to tell us about what her viewpoints on segregation were and if her thoughts were ever heard. She explained that her parents never spoke to her about politics so she never really got involved, but she was limited to what she could say or do in the public eye. Her fathers political views were what held her back from doing what she believed in. She struggled with the idea of why her father believed what he did and why he did what he did. I was honestly a little shocked when she was in favor of integration, because her father was a big political figure that was very racist. I greatly enjoyed the way she spoke about finally doing exactly what Martin Luther King Junior wanted for so many years. She connected the black girl and the white girl to become a united force. She and the daughter of Martin Luther King Junior joined arms and created an image of a united nation for the everyone.