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The Deacons

The Deacons

FromThe Nod


The Deacons

FromThe Nod

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jun 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Eric tells a story about forgotten part of civil-rights history that is still very much alive. In 1965, a group of black men in Louisiana called the Deacons for Defense and Justice took up arms against the Klan. Now a daughter of the Deacons wants to start a museum in their honor, but not everyone in town wants their story told. This episode originally aired on the Gimlet show “Undone,” and includes a special update on the story from Eric. 
Released:
Jun 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Nod tells the stories of Black life that don’t get told anywhere else, from an explanation of how purple drink became associated with Black culture to the story of how an interracial drag troupe traveled the nation in the 1940s. We celebrate the genius, the innovation, and the resilience that is so particular to being Black -- in America, and around the world.