Before Viewing Discuss political campaigning with students. Discuss with your class George Wallace's political motivations. Ask students to compare and contrast Lurleen Wallace's 1966 gubernatorial campaign with Hillary Clinton's 2000 senatorial race in a presentation or report. Some schools complied quickly and quietly, while others did not segregate until almost 30 years later, under court order. They can also look through old local newspapers for articles, editorials, and cartoons about desegregation, or check statistics about the changing demographics of their school district from 1954 to the present.
Students can also do an assessment of what their school is like today.
Ask them to look at the ethnic and racial background of students, staff, and faculty. Include in your discussion oral history, photography, primary sources, dramatic reenactment, newspaper and television accounts. Then ask students to document the life of a friend or relative, whether in a report, a Web site, a video, or other media.