Treceți offline cu aplicația Player FM !
Rose That Grew From Concrete - (Roxanne Conlin)
Manage episode 359149670 series 2841849
Roxanne 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. Fredricks
Thank you for listening.
For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact
Host: Erick Nganyange
Email: iacivilrightshistorypodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook @ Iowa Civil Rights History Podcast
42 episoade
Manage episode 359149670 series 2841849
Roxanne 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. Fredricks
Thank you for listening.
For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact
Host: Erick Nganyange
Email: iacivilrightshistorypodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook @ Iowa Civil Rights History Podcast
42 episoade
모든 에피소드
×Bun venit la Player FM!
Player FM scanează web-ul pentru podcast-uri de înaltă calitate pentru a vă putea bucura acum. Este cea mai bună aplicație pentru podcast și funcționează pe Android, iPhone și pe web. Înscrieți-vă pentru a sincroniza abonamentele pe toate dispozitivele.