White Lies


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On the morning of August 21, 1991, a group of Cuban detainees took over a federal prison in Talladega, Alabama, and demanded their freedom. But how did they get here? And what became of them after? In season two of NPR's Pulitzer-finalist show, we unspool a decades-long story about immigration, indefinite detention, and a secret list. It's a story about a betrayal at the heart of our country's ideals. And in charting a course to our current moment of crisis at the border, we expose the lies that bind us together.Support in-depth storytelling that matters by subscribing to Embedded+ and unlock early access to new episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/embedded
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Incredible work
2023-02-26
I am amazed at the amount of time and energy the podcasters took to find these documents and scan them into a database. Without your work, I am sure they would be lost to history. I did some Cuban courses at university and even attended a summer course at the University of Havana (Canadian if anyone is wondering how that was allowed). I love to learn about Cuban history, and I had never heard of this. Thank you, I really learned a lot and it isn’t even done yet. I knew Fidel let people out of prison when the USA said they would take any Cuban that made it to shore, but I always assumed everyone that made it was allowed to stay until recent history. Really eye opening that this was not the case.
Excellent
2020-06-02
Wow what an incredible podcast, combining investigative journalism, cold case investigation, institutionalized racism, civil rights movement and people’s history, stories we tell ourselves to perpetuate myths. had it on a ‘to listen’ list for a while and just by chance (?) came up this week during George Floyd protests - very appropriate. Don’t miss it.
Top-notch
2020-04-14
Excellent storytelling. Genuine; attentive to history and power structures; compelling. Highly recommend.
Excellent
2019-11-06
Stunning storytelling.
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