Buried Truths
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratings“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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“The valley of dry bones” | S4 E12
August 09, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBCaroline Herring is a singer, songwriter and scholar of the South. She discusses the evolution of her music and of the song she wrote for Buried Truths. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
“There will never be closure” | S4 E10
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBBuried Truths Live, Part I: a special evening onstage with the daughters of James Brazier, who share the pain of his loss some 60 years after their father died. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
“My world just stopped turning” | S4 E11
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBBuried Truths Live, Part 2: Our special event continues with a conversation between Hank and Kelley Stinson, granddaughter of the policeman who killed James Brazier. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
“I’m not brave like you” | S4 E9
April 05, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBAn anonymous letter in the files of Donald Lee Hollowell captures white attitudes in the South. Some whites harbored no hatred for Black people but were too afraid to say so. What about today? And tomorrow? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A season of fire | S4 E8
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBVoting rights activists in Terrell are met with shootings and arson, attracting the attention of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson and an angry President Kennedy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Courtroom drama | S4 E7
March 22, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBPenniless and heartbroken, Hattie Bell Brazier pulls the only lever of power available to her: she sues Mathews and Cherry in federal court, setting up a tense battle between leading lawyers for and against civil rights. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The unexpected email | S4 E6
March 15, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBJames 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Light in the heart of darkness | S4 E5
March 08, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBAn underground railroad of information smuggles the story of Terrible Terrell out of Georgia and onto the Washington Post’s front page. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The vanishing knife | S4 E4
March 01, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBThe police said Willie Countryman had a knife, but did he? And his girlfriend is left to wonder about his love for her. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
S4 E3 | The witnesses in the jail
February 22, 2023 11:02 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThe cops had already hurt James Brazier when they arrested him and took him to jail. But they returned late that night to finish him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The witnesses in the jail | S4 E3
February 22, 2023 11:02 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThe cops had already hurt James Brazier when they arrested him and took him to jail. But they returned late that night to finish him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The police come for James Brazier | S4 E2
February 22, 2023 11:01 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBOn one April day, three generations of the Brazier family, including 10-year-old James Jr., were beaten by white Dawson police. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
S4 E2 | The police come for James Brazier
February 22, 2023 11:01 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBOn one April day, three generations of the Brazier family, including 10-year-old James Jr., were beaten by white Dawson police. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
S4 E1 | Life in Terrible Terrell
February 22, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBTerrell County was like a lot of rural communities in Georgia. But in some ways, it was like no other place on earth. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Life in Terrible Terrell | S4 E1
February 22, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBTerrell County was like a lot of rural communities in Georgia. But in some ways, it was like no other place on earth. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trailer | S4 E0
February 13, 2023 15:46 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBJames and Hattie Brazier worked hard and earned more than most people in Dawson, white or black. But this black couple's prosperity was a provocation to white police. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
S4 E0 | Trailer
February 13, 2023 15:46 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBJames and Hattie Brazier worked hard and earned more than most people in Dawson, white or black. But this black couple's prosperity was a provocation to white police. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
By Hands Now Known
October 03, 2022 18:42 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBAn interview with Margaret Burnham about her new book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners. The book is so revealing that we wanted to share a conversation she had with the public radio program, Fresh Air (produced by WHYY in Philadelphia and distributed by NPR). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
By Hands Now Known | Bonus
October 03, 2022 18:42 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBAn interview with Margaret Burnham about her new book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners. The book is so revealing that we wanted to share a conversation she had with the public radio program, Fresh Air (produced by WHYY in Philadelphia and distributed by NPR). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A turn signal, an explosion, an American Reckoning | Bonus
February 15, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBA gruesome, unpunished 1967 murder reveals little-known stories of the civil rights movement and Black resistance in Mississippi and Louisiana. "American Reckoning" on Frontline, from PBS, tells the story of Wharlest Jackson Sr. and the search for those who killed him. In this episode of Buried Truths, host Hank Klibanoff talks to the filmmakers behind this documentary, Brad Lichtenstein and Yoruba Richen. Klibanoff also speaks with Stanley Nelson, the weekly newspaper editor who br...
A turn signal, an explosion, an American Reckoning
February 15, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBA gruesome, unpunished 1967 murder reveals little-known stories of the civil rights movement and Black resistance in Mississippi and Louisiana. "American Reckoning" on Frontline, from PBS, tells the story of Wharlest Jackson Sr. and the search for those who killed him. In this episode of Buried Truths, host Hank Klibanoff talks to the filmmakers behind this documentary, Brad Lichtenstein and Yoruba Richen. Klibanoff also speaks with Stanley Nelson, the weekly newspaper editor who br...
Killers Sentenced
January 08, 2022 02:22 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThe men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery have now been sentenced. Host Hank Klibanoff and his Emory colleague, professor Carol Anderson, talk about Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley’s decision on the public radio program Closer Look with Rose Scott, from WABE Atlanta. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Killers Sentenced | S3 Bonus
January 08, 2022 02:22 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThe men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery have now been sentenced. Host Hank Klibanoff and his Emory colleague, professor Carol Anderson, talk about Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley’s decision on the public radio program Closer Look with Rose Scott, from WABE Atlanta. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Verdict | S3 Bonus
November 25, 2021 02:53 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThe jury finds all three defendants guilty of murder. Sentencing will come later, but the three will almost surely live out their years in prison. A case that was all about race comes to a close with almost no mention of race in the courtroom. Outside the court, two of the defense attorneys are condemned for comments that inflamed much of the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Verdict | Ahmaud Arbery
November 25, 2021 02:53 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThe jury finds all three defendants guilty of murder. Sentencing will come later, but the three will almost surely live out their years in prison. A case that was all about race comes to a close with almost no mention of race in the courtroom. Outside the court, two of the defense attorneys are condemned for comments that inflamed much of the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trial Begins| S3 Bonus
November 06, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBAlthough the racial composition of the jury – 11 white jurors, one black – has set off alarm bells, the trial commences with three opening statements and the first prosecution witness. A Glynn County police officer’s body-cam footage filled the somber courtroom with horrific images from the scene of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trial Begins| Ahmaud Arbery
November 06, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBAlthough the racial composition of the jury – 11 white jurors, one black – has set off alarm bells, the trial commences with three opening statements and the first prosecution witness. A Glynn County police officer’s body-cam footage filled the somber courtroom with horrific images from the scene of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Murder Trial Preview | S3 Bonus
September 09, 2021 09:30 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThe murder trial for defendants Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan is set to begin in October and there have been some recent, critically important twists leading up to this point. WABE’s Rose Scott talks with Buried Truths host Hank Klibanoff and WABE legal analyst Page Pate to preview the trial and discuss the indictment of former Glynn Co. district attorney Jackie Johnson for obstructing the Ahmaud Arbery case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...
Murder Trial Preview | Ahmaud Arbery
September 09, 2021 09:30 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThe murder trial for defendants Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan is set to begin in October and there have been some recent, critically important twists leading up to this point. WABE’s Rose Scott talks with Buried Truths host Hank Klibanoff and WABE legal analyst Page Pate to preview the trial and discuss the indictment of former Glynn Co. district attorney Jackie Johnson for obstructing the Ahmaud Arbery case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...
Race and Remembrance in Hank’s Alabama Hometown
April 01, 2021 18:02 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBIn February 2020, Hank Klibanoff was invited back to his hometown of Florence, Alabama for a live community event. It got him thinking about growing up in a state that was notorious for its civil rights abuses. Hank’s recollection of his childhood in the 1950’s and 60’s is that Florence seemed to be more progressive than the rest of Alabama. But… was it really? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...
Race and Remembrance in Hank’s Alabama Hometown | Bonus
April 01, 2021 18:02 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBIn February 2020, Hank Klibanoff was invited back to his hometown of Florence, Alabama for a live community event. It got him thinking about growing up in a state that was notorious for its civil rights abuses. Hank’s recollection of his childhood in the 1950’s and 60’s is that Florence seemed to be more progressive than the rest of Alabama. But… was it really? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...
One Year Later | Ahmaud Arbery
February 24, 2021 20:46 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBOne year after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Hank Klibanoff returns to Closer Look with Rose Scott to discuss the latest developments in the case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
One Year Later | S3 Bonus
February 24, 2021 20:46 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBOne year after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Hank Klibanoff returns to Closer Look with Rose Scott to discuss the latest developments in the case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Behind the Podcast
February 23, 2021 16:08 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBJoin host Hank Klibanoff, his team of Emory University student researchers, and the WABE production team as they deconstruct the podcast to show you how they gather information to uncover hidden history and reveal a complete and compelling story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Behind the Podcast | S3 Bonus
February 23, 2021 16:08 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBJoin host Hank Klibanoff, his team of Emory University student researchers, and the WABE production team as they deconstruct the podcast to show you how they gather information to uncover hidden history and reveal a complete and compelling story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Groundswell | Ahmaud Arbery 7
September 16, 2020 08:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWith the video released, the public outcry grew to a rolling boil. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Groundswell | S3 E7
September 16, 2020 08:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWith the video released, the public outcry grew to a rolling boil. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Stripped | Ahmaud Arbery 6
September 16, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBWhat happens when a police officer skips school? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Stripped | S3 E6
September 16, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBWhat happens when a police officer skips school? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
74 Days | S3 E5
September 16, 2020 07:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBHow did the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery come so close to escaping all scrutiny? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
74 Days | Ahmaud Arbery 5
September 16, 2020 07:30 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBHow did the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery come so close to escaping all scrutiny? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Roots |S3 E4
September 16, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThe Georgia coast, where Ahmaud Arbery was born and killed, is steeped in history. Hank Klibanoff and his students trace the family roots of Ahmaud and the men who chased him, and marvel at what they find. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Roots | Ahmaud Arbery 4
September 16, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThe Georgia coast, where Ahmaud Arbery was born and killed, is steeped in history. Hank Klibanoff and his students trace the family roots of Ahmaud and the men who chased him, and marvel at what they find. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Maud Moments | Ahmaud Arbery 3
September 16, 2020 06:30 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBFunny, humble, and always saying “I love you.” The officer who approached Ahmaud as he sat alone in his parked car saw something different. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Maud Moments | S3 E3
September 16, 2020 06:30 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBFunny, humble, and always saying “I love you.” The officer who approached Ahmaud as he sat alone in his parked car saw something different. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This Horrible Thing | S3 E2
September 16, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBWhy did they chase him in the first place? Investigators find disturbing Instagram posts and text messages. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This Horrible Thing | Ahmaud Arbery 2
September 16, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBWhy did they chase him in the first place? Investigators find disturbing Instagram posts and text messages. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trapped | S3 E1
September 16, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBAhmaud Arbery went for a Sunday afternoon jog in a quiet neighborhood near the Georgia coast. He never made it home. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trapped | Ahmaud Arbery 1
September 16, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBAhmaud Arbery went for a Sunday afternoon jog in a quiet neighborhood near the Georgia coast. He never made it home. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Season Three Preview - Ahmaud Arbery
September 02, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBThe afternoon of February 23, 2020, was a typically beautiful winter day on Georgia’s coast. Sunny and clear with a high near 65. At about 1 p.m., Ahmaud Arbery was taking advantage of the near-perfect running weather. He’d gone for a jog down Satilla Drive, right by the home of Gregory McMichael. Tragically, Ahmaud Arbery never made it home, For months after three white men chased him to his death, Georgia of 2020 looked disconcertingly like Georgia of 1950. This is the story of th...