35 min
The Legacy of Mulugeta Seraw (S1.E4 Darklands
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- True Crime
This episode will focus on the legacy of Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian immigrant attending school in Portland, Oregon who was brutally murdered by white supremacists in the winter of 1988. His death would force Portland to reckon with its perception of itself as a tolerant, progressive place for people of color and would result in marches and rallies against prejudice throughout the city. More importantly the tenacity of the Southern Poverty Law Center and his family to take down not only the men that perpetrated the crime, but also the Neo-Nazi organization they belonged to would lead to a landmark lawsuit against the White Aryan Resistance or WAR that would bankrupt their founder and seriously curtail their operations in Oregon and throughout the country.
Darklands is bi-weekly podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, and Podbean. A starred review would be greatly appreciated.
Darklands logo: Jeffrey Francoeur
Episode Music: Xylo-Ziko, “Phase 2” from Minimal, Highway 17, "Cockroach Headed Boy" from It's Sharp
Darklands is a FridaPants production.
Email: darklandspodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://darklandspodcast.podbean.com/
Sources: https://darklandspodcast.podbean.com/p/sources
This episode will focus on the legacy of Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian immigrant attending school in Portland, Oregon who was brutally murdered by white supremacists in the winter of 1988. His death would force Portland to reckon with its perception of itself as a tolerant, progressive place for people of color and would result in marches and rallies against prejudice throughout the city. More importantly the tenacity of the Southern Poverty Law Center and his family to take down not only the men that perpetrated the crime, but also the Neo-Nazi organization they belonged to would lead to a landmark lawsuit against the White Aryan Resistance or WAR that would bankrupt their founder and seriously curtail their operations in Oregon and throughout the country.
Darklands is bi-weekly podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, and Podbean. A starred review would be greatly appreciated.
Darklands logo: Jeffrey Francoeur
Episode Music: Xylo-Ziko, “Phase 2” from Minimal, Highway 17, "Cockroach Headed Boy" from It's Sharp
Darklands is a FridaPants production.
Email: darklandspodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://darklandspodcast.podbean.com/
Sources: https://darklandspodcast.podbean.com/p/sources
35 min