Peggy Wallace Kennedy

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Peggy Wallace Kennedy is an American author and civil rights advocate known for publicly reckoning with and speaking out against the segregationist legacy of her father, former Alabama governor George Wallace.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
civil rights activist
human
awardReceived Moral Courage Award
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Huntingdon College
familyName Kennedy
father George Wallace
fieldOfWork civil rights
memoir writing
genre non-fiction
givenName Peggy
hasChild two sons
languageOfWorkOrName English
mother Lurleen Wallace
movement American civil rights movement
name Peggy Wallace Kennedy
notableFor advocacy for racial reconciliation
advocating for voting rights and equality
public speaking on civil rights and social justice
publicly confronting the segregationist legacy of George Wallace
notableWork The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter’s Journey to Reconciliation
occupation author
civil rights advocate
placeOfBirth Alabama
positionHeld member of various civil rights and reconciliation organizations
relative George Wallace Jr.
residence Montgomery, Alabama
spouse Mark Kennedy
subjectOf interviews about the legacy of segregation in Alabama

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
George Wallace
child
Peggy Wallace Kennedy
name

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