Alabama Governor George Wallace became a symbol of the hatred and bigotry during the Civil Rights era. After being shot and
paralyzed, he changed his ways, saying “I can understand something
of the pain that black people have come to endure… I contributed
to that pain and I can only ask forgiveness.” He then appointed 160
blacks to office and doubled the number of black voter’s registrations in Alabama. Thirty years after the 1965 march from Selma
to Montgomery, he asked for the opportunity to join with others
reenacting the famous march. In this story, Reverend Joseph Lowery
shares his struggle to accept Wallace’s offer of repentance and tells
of the miracle of forgiveness that happened that day.