First African-American graduate student returns to MU

August 31, 2012 | 1:39 p.m. CDT

Gus T. Ridgel, MU's first African-American graduate student, delivers a speech Friday at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. Ridgel speaks about his experiences and the racial climate at MU when he was student.

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