George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

*7.0

Status

Released

Production

Unknown

Aired

2000-01-20

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.