Growing up in the midst of the implementation of The Civil Rights Act, Wrice came across much hostility during the enforcement of desegregation. He lived in segregated communities, schools and was harassed at county lines. By being raised in a racial tension filled city throughout his childhood, segregation, poverty, and inequality influenced Mr. Wrice to build his tough character in which he used sports as a stage to display. Figure 1: “Protest March by Black Youths, St. Louis, 1970.” Raised in the…
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