57 episodes

“Buried Truths” acknowledges and unearths still-relevant stories of injustice, racism, and resistance in the American South. We can’t change our history, but we can let it guide us to understanding. The podcast is hosted by journalist, professor, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff.

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“Buried Truths” acknowledges and unearths still-relevant stories of injustice, racism, and resistance in the American South. We can’t change our history, but we can let it guide us to understanding. The podcast is hosted by journalist, professor, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff.

    Life in Terrible Terrell | S4 E1

    Life in Terrible Terrell | S4 E1

    Terrell County was like a lot of rural communities in Georgia. But in some ways, it was like no other place on earth. 

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    • 41 min
    The police come for James Brazier | S4 E2

    The police come for James Brazier | S4 E2

    On one April day, three generations of the Brazier family, including 10-year-old James Jr., were beaten by white Dawson police.

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    • 37 min
    The witnesses in the jail | S4 E3

    The witnesses in the jail | S4 E3

    The cops had already hurt James Brazier when they arrested him and took him to jail. But they returned late that night to finish him.

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    • 37 min
    The vanishing knife | S4 E4

    The vanishing knife | S4 E4

    The police said Willie Countryman had a knife, but did he?  And his girlfriend is left to wonder about his love for her.

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    • 49 min
    Light in the heart of darkness | S4 E5

    Light in the heart of darkness | S4 E5

    An underground railroad of information smuggles the story of Terrible Terrell out of Georgia and onto the Washington Post’s front page.

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    • 49 min
    The unexpected email | S4 E6

    The unexpected email | S4 E6

    James Brazier’s family will never forget his killing, but what about the family of Weyman Cherry? His granddaughter reaches out to us after learning of his brutal racism. She accepts the truth but struggles with it. 

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    • 28 min

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