Preview Mississippi Goddam: The Ballad of Billey Joe
Reveal
English - October 07, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MB - ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Sometimes one story can tell you everything about race and justice in America. Reveal’s new series, “Mississippi Goddam: the Ballad of Billey Joe” is that story. With a title inspired by Nina Simone’s civil rights anthem, Reveal weaves the history of the criminal justice system with the case of a Black high school football star who died during a traffic stop with a white deputy.
Hear this exclusive preview of Reveal's new seven-part series, dropping weekly starting October 16, 2021.