--EOITORIAL-
r. Alabama and became a
In 1 • t 4th arcuit U.s.
Court of Appe Is finally
overturned t unj t convictions
o t Wilmin ton Ten. Yet it
not until 19 lh t Jo
leg II y
-MA "
God ho continued unlil death to
tand up for w�t w right and
j t no matter hat race w
involved.
At Joe' funeral. insid 0 th
church t ttwenty ye IS go was
the target of Ku Klux Klan
violence. it w a unique
expert nc to' the yor of
t city. t Superintend nt of
School. City Council persons
and other elected officials all
there to pay their I I pects to
Joe Wright. The African
Am rican community ponded
en m se to th Wright family's
call for a "celebration" of Joe'
life rat r n' "mourning."
Th loc I d ily news
cditori liz d: "But Joe Wright's
greatc t contribution to
Wilmington w' . thi : At time
hen many have grown
complacent or re igned in polite
racial i olation, he m de the
ffort to bui ld bridge • both
perso I nd poIi 'cat. over the
gulf t till B and
lmirauon,
ys remem r the
Wright.