Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It was a hot summer in 1964, when the first group of distinguished northern black and white women traveled to a tense and segregated Mississippi. They came to listen, talk, and learn from their southern counterparts. A discussion of the "Wednesdays in Mississippi" project, a little-known chapter in our civil rights history.
Guests
- Susan Goodwillie Former staffer with "Wednesday's in Mississippi" program.
- Doris V. Wilson Doris V. Wilson, Former staffer with "Wednesday's in Mississippi" program.
- Mildred Pitt Goodman Former participant with"Wednesday's in Mississippi" program.
- Priscilla Hunt Former participant with" Wednesday's in Mississippi" program.
- Russlyn Ali President's Liaison to the Act to Leave No Child Behind, Children's Defense Fund.
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