Bill Cosby Visits Newfoundland, Thanks Rescuers of Civil Rights Giant

Bill Cosby meets with Mayor Wayde Rowsell of Newfoundland to mark a link the area has with the American civil rights movement.
Bill Cosby Visits Newfoundland, Thanks Rescuers of Civil Rights Giant
Bill Cosby invited St. Lawrence Mayor Wayde Rowsell and his wife, Carmelita, to attend his show in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), on Dec. 4, 2009, and also to meet him backstage prior to the show. The men are holding 'Standing into Danger,' a book by Cassie Brown about the U.S. naval disaster off the coast of NL in WWII and the dramatic rescue by the people of the nearby towns of St. Lawrence and Lawn. Courtesy of Wayde Rowsell
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Bill Cosby invited St. Lawrence Mayor Wayde Rowsell and his wife, Carmelita, to attend his show in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), on Dec. 4, 2009, and also to meet him backstage prior to the show. The men are holding 'Standing into Danger,' a book by Cassie Brown about the U.S. naval disaster off the coast of NL in WWII and the dramatic rescue by the people of the nearby towns of St. Lawrence and Lawn. (Courtesy of Wayde Rowsell)
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Mary Silver writes columns, grows herbs, hikes, and admires the sky. She likes critters, and thinks the best part of being a journalist is learning new stuff all the time. She has a Masters from Emory University, serves on the board of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and belongs to the Association of Health Care Journalists.
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