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Dorris Wright, one of original Greenville 8 remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Dorris Wright about her role in desegregating the Greenville, S.C., public library in 1960 with fellow activist Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose death was announced on Tuesday.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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