Rose That Grew From Concrete - (Roxanne Conlin)

27/03/2023 48 min Temporada 3 Episodio 27
Rose That Grew From Concrete - (Roxanne Conlin)

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Send us a textRoxanne Conlin is like a rose that bloomed from concrete. As the eldest of six siblings, she endured a traumatic upbringing in a household plagued by violence, where her father's alcoholism led him to inflict both mental and physical abuse on her mother and children. Nevertheless, Roxanne persevered and rose to become a prominent and influential civil rights attorney in Iowa.Book Referenced to this episode: Unstoppable The Nine Lives of Roxanne Barton Conlin Author: William B. FredricksSupport the showThank you for listening.For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange Email: [email protected] us on Facebook @ Iowa Civil Rights History Podcast