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Background and Notes for WKSU News Reports: Information on Dick Gregory

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Background and notes for WKSU news reports, with dates from 1961 and 1971, on Dick Gregory, a comedian, author, and civil rights leader who visited Kent to speak during the four-day memorial observance in 1971.
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  1. Commemorations
  2. Guests, Visitors
  3. Kent State University. Wksu
  4. Speeches, Lectures, Forums

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