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Reading, Writing & Civil Rights | Studio Extra

Dr. Martha Bireda and Dr. Wilson Bradshaw talk about desegregation of schools.

Aired 02/26/2015 | Rating NR

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Reading, Writing & Civil Rights | Studio Extra

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Dr. Martha Bireda and Dr. Wilson Bradshaw talk about desegregation of schools.

Dr. Martha Bireda, executive director of the Blanchard House Museum of African American History, talks with Dr. Wilson Bradshaw, president of Florida Gulf Coast University, about his role in the desegregation of schools in Florida. Both appear in WGCU's documentary, Reading, Writing & Civil Rights.

Aired 02/26/2015 | Rating NR

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