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| Title: | George Wallace : Settin' the woods on fire |
| Description: | Web site companion to the PBS film "George Wallace : Settin' the woods on fire." Four times governor of Alabama, four times a candidate for president, he was feared as a racist demagogue and admired as a politician who spoke his mind. A lightning rod for controversy, Wallace both reflected and provoked tensions in American society over more than four decades. This film traces the rise of the firebrand politician from his roots in rural Alabama to the assassination attempt that suddenly transformed him. The site contains a timeline of his life, information about significant people and events, and resources for teachers. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Instructional materials | Web sites | Texts (document genres) | Documentaries and factual works | Study guides | Timelines (chronologies) |
| Subjects: | Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998 | Governors--Alabama | Politicians--Alabama | Presidential candidates--United States | Alabama | United States |
| Collection: | American Experience |
| Institution: | PBS Online |
| Contributors: | American experience (Television program) | PBS Online |
| Online Publisher: | [Arlington, Va.] : Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/ |
