Dr. Marion Orr

Dr. Marion Orr is a professor at Brown University, an expert on Black political leadership, and the author of House of Diggs.

On Unsolicited Perspectives, he unpacked the life of Charles C. Diggs Jr., who helped found the Congressional Black Caucus, attended the Emmett Till trial when no other federal official did, fought for DC home rule, and pushed the U.S. toward an anti-apartheid stance.