Flonzie Brown Wright's guest appearances

Flonzie Brown Wright

Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey

Raised in the Sipp w/Rita Brent

MFP Live Podcast

Talamieka Brice

Pamela Junior

Jerry Mitchell

Jim Moore

Andy Gipson

Hurricane Maria

Angie Thomas

Greg Iles

Leigh Bardugo

Marshall Ramsey

Paul Wolf

Jeff McManus

Keri Leigh Merritt

Anastasia Higginbotham

Peggy Brown

OwlTail

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Flonzie Brown Wright and Talamieka Brice

Rita interviews another Mother of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, the trailblazing Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright. Dr. Brown Wright was the first Black woman elected to public office in Mississippi, pre- or post-Reconstruction, when she won the race to become an Elections Commissioner in Madison County in 1968. Flonzie shares experiences from her childhood, how she was protected by her mother and father, her roots in the Church, and how she became an outspoken activist. "When Medgar was assassinated, something changed in my soul," she said of her 1963 foray into organizing and advocacy in Biloxi, MS. She was recruited by MS Freedom Democratic Party co-founder Annie Devine to run for office. She became an Election Commissioner in Madison County and helped register thousands of African American voters. Rita and Flonzie discuss her book, "Looking Back to Move Ahead," and how she persevered through years of hurdles to make a real difference.

Rita interviews another Mother of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, the trailblazing Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright. Dr. Brown Wright was the first Black woman elected to public office in Mississippi, pre- or post-Reconstruction, when she won the race to become an Elections Commissioner in Madison County in 1968. Flonzie shares experiences from her childhood, how she was protected by her mother and father, her roots in the Church, and how she became an outspoken activist. "When Medgar was assassinated, something changed in my soul," she said of her 1963 foray into organizing and advocacy in Biloxi, MS. She was recruited by MS Freedom Democratic Party co-founder Annie Devine to run for office. She became an Election Commissioner in Madison County and helped register thousands of African American voters. Rita and Flonzie discuss her book, "Looking Back to Move Ahead," and how she persevered through years of hurdles to make a real difference.

Mothers of the Civil Rights Movement, with Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright

March is National Woman’s month and so each week we're featuring amazing Women of Mississippi and today we have the pleasure of speaking with an amazing women who has carved out a niche in Mississippi’s history. Flonzie Brown Wright was the first African American female elected official in Mississippi post-Reconstruction.  We will speak with her about her life and her book, “Looking Back to Move Ahead” which chronicles her journey growing up in a small Mississippi town through her work in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March is National Woman’s month and so each week we're featuring amazing Women of Mississippi and today we have the pleasure of speaking with an amazing women who has carved out a niche in Mississippi’s history. Flonzie Brown Wright was the first African American female elected official in Mississippi post-Reconstruction. We will speak with her about her life and her book, “Looking Back to Move Ahead” which chronicles her journey growing up in a small Mississippi town through her work in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey: Flonzie Brown Wright, a Pioneer, Visionary and Steel Magnolia