Synopsis
In 1948, three black farmers decided theyd had enough. They were going to vote in rural South Georgia, where white supremacists held power by suppressing the black vote. Pulitzer-Prize winning author, journalist and Emory University professor Hank Klibanoff explores the mysteries and injustices of history through civil rights cases that few have seen. How far would white supremacists go -- on the streets, in the courtrooms, in the legislatures -- to preserve their racial dominance? And, most importantly, why? Who were we back then? The truth is restless, relevant and revealed in Buried Truths.
Episodes
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![Trial and Error | S1 E3]()
Trial and Error | S1 E3
09/04/2018 Duration: 40minDover Carter has to make a crucial decision. Isaiah Nixon’s daughter Dorothy, having witnessed the shooting of her father, retreats and seethes. The Buried Truths team uncovers over 500 pages of FBI and NAACP records.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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![Fall | S1 E2]()
Fall | S1 E2
02/04/2018 Duration: 27minElection day is usually a grand occasion for a small town like Alston, GA. For the white people in town, September 8, 1948, marked a day of good ole traditions and community. But for black voters, it became a place of opportunity...and defiance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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![The Three Governors Controversy | S1 Bonus]()
The Three Governors Controversy | S1 Bonus
28/03/2018 Duration: 11minIn 1946, Eugene Talmadge was elected to a fourth term as governor of Georgia, however, he died a month later, before he could take office. In a bizarre, almost-comedic turn of events, for two months, three men—Melvin Thompson, Ellis Arnall and Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene —would lay claim to the governor’s seat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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![Pistols | S1 E1]()
Pistols | S1 E1
26/03/2018 Duration: 38minAfter Primus King, a black barber and pastor, successfully sued the Democratic Party for denying his right to vote on the grounds of race and color, three-term Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge declared, “This is a white man’s country and we must keep it so.” The best way to do so: “Pistols.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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![Introducing Buried Truths | S1 E0]()
Introducing Buried Truths | S1 E0
11/01/2018 Duration: 02minHow are we going to keep them from the polls?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
