George Wallace, Rosa Parks, Stokely Carmichael, and the LGBTQ Movement Beyond Marriage
Category: QUEER VOICES
Gov. George Wallace is a reminder that recognition of basic legal rights is an essential start but just a beginning and is insufficient on its own. Rosa Parks and Stokely Carmichael are reminders that the only way to forever remove George Wallace from our schoolhouse door is to marry the fight for legal equality with a vigorous fight for community strength and vitality.
By Lisa Stulberg, ContributorAssociate Professor, Sociology of Education, NYU Steinhardt, 2015-02-25