ACTIVIST, COMEDIAN DICK GREGORY SPEAKS TO NAACP CONVENTION
Comedian and activist Dick Gregory speaks to the NAACP's 2006 convention at the Washington Convention Center on July 18, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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