19 min
The Ordinary Radicals Neighbors
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- Personal Journals
In 1969, Leroy and Gloria Griffith got married in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It would have been an ordinary event, except that they are believed to be the first interracial couple to legally wed in the county. We hear the story of why they opened up their wedding to the public, despite racial tension in the community.
Edited by Emily Siner and Anita Bugg
Music by Podington Bear and Dan Burns
Reporting by Mary Helen Montgomery
Sponsor: Yazoo Brewing Company
In 1969, Leroy and Gloria Griffith got married in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It would have been an ordinary event, except that they are believed to be the first interracial couple to legally wed in the county. We hear the story of why they opened up their wedding to the public, despite racial tension in the community.
Edited by Emily Siner and Anita Bugg
Music by Podington Bear and Dan Burns
Reporting by Mary Helen Montgomery
Sponsor: Yazoo Brewing Company
19 min