Leroy Jones

In 1966 Frank De Felitta made a documentary for NBC News about racism in the American South called "Mississippi: a self portrait". In this documentary, Booker Wright, an African American restaurant owner who also served double-duty as a waiter in a 'whites-only' restaurant in Mississippi, spoke openly about his experiences with racism and his treatment as a waiter serving the white community. Wright's appearance in the film set off a chain of events...