How Meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Rick Wright G'93 and Inspired His Broadcasting Career (Podcast)
January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024
SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 12 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Roosevelt "Rick" Wright G'93 had a front-row seat as the Civil Rights Movement took off across the American South in the late 1950s and early 1960s, participating in the sit-ins and demonstrations while coming face-to-face with police dogs and fire hoses in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
At the heart of the movement were the non-violent, civil disobedience teachings of the late Dr. . . .
Roosevelt "Rick" Wright G'93 had a front-row seat as the Civil Rights Movement took off across the American South in the late 1950s and early 1960s, participating in the sit-ins and demonstrations while coming face-to-face with police dogs and fire hoses in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
At the heart of the movement were the non-violent, civil disobedience teachings of the late Dr. . . .