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Dr. Russell Wigginton – Civil Rights Museum

Hosted by civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., a thought-provoking half-hour weekly talk show with an urban American flair featuring interviews with famous leaders and politicians, doctors and scientists, cultural leaders and influencers from around the globe.

Dr. Russell Wigginton – Civil Rights Museum

Season 5 Episode 517 | 27m 16s | CC

Dr. Chavis talks to Dr. Russell Wigginton, President of the National Civil Rights Museum. The museum is one of the nation's premier heritage and cultural institutions. The National Civil Right Museum was established in 1991. It is located at the former Lorraine Motel, where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

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