Groundswell | S3 E7
With the video released, the public outcry grew to a rolling boil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2020•28 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Buried Truths
“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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Stripped | S3 E6
What happens when a police officer skips school? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2020•21 min•Season 3Ep. 6
74 Days | S3 E5
How did the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery come so close to escaping all scrutiny? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2020•28 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Roots |S3 E4
The 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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2020•29 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Maud Moments | S3 E3
Funny, humble, and always saying “I love you.” The officer who approached Ahmaud as he sat alone in his parked car saw something different. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This Horrible Thing | S3 E2
Why did they chase him in the first place? Investigators find disturbing Instagram posts and text messages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2020•25 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Trapped | S3 E1
Ahmaud Arbery went for a Sunday afternoon jog in a quiet neighborhood near the Georgia coast. He never made it home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2020•29 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season 3 Trailer | Ahmaud Arbery
The 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 the long arc of...
Sep 02, 2020•2 min
Sallie Mama 1923-2020 | Season 1 Update
Sallie Nixon was small in stature, but large in spirit, strength and willpower. In 1948, she watched as two white men killed her husband Isaiah Nixon because he dared to vote. She lived on, overcame obstacles and inspired generations of family members, including children and grandchildren who affectionately call her Sallie Mama. In July 2020, she passed away at the age of 96. Host Hank Klibanoff remembers Sallie Nixon in this special episode, and is joined by her daughter Dorothy Nixon Williams ...
Aug 03, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Story of Thomas Finch
In 1936, a black man named Thomas Finch was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer who later became leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Very little was known publicly about Finch’s death until his name appeared at a new memorial to the victims of lynching. In this special episode of Buried Truths, Hank Klibanoff sits down with Stephannie Stokes, the reporter who uncovered Thomas Finch's story, for an in-depth look at what happened, and how it's connected to the stories on Buried Truths. Read more ...
Mar 21, 2020•35 min
Buried Truths Live Part 2 | S2
Sheriff David Davis of Macon-Bibb county, LaTasha Morrison of Be The Bridge and Jill Savitt of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights join Hank Klibanoff for a discussion about truth, policing, race relations and our individual roles. Then, we take questions from the audience. It's a straightforward, personal and pointed Q&A with the panelists, Hank Klibanoff, Howard Moore, Jr. and Newton Collier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 12, 2019•40 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Buried Truths Live Part 1 | S2
Howard Moore, Jr. and Newton Collier join Hank Klibanoff for a live show at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. They share more about their experiences with A.C. Hall and the coroner's inquest, and they discuss what life had in store for them afterwards. Also, Hank Klibanoff and Buried Truths producer Dave Barasoain pull back the curtain on the making of season two. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 12, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 12
President Jimmy Carter Comes to Class | S2 Bonus
Former president Jimmy Carter visits Hank’s class at Emory University. He describes the racial climate in Georgia from his childhood to his bid for the Governor's seat, and he takes questions from students. Biography of Jimmy Carter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Hank on 1A | S2 Bonus
On the heels of the 2018 Peabody Award win, Hank talks to 1A about making Buried Truths, its relevance today and where he hopes to take the project next . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 06, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Because | S2 E9
Why tell A.C.’s story? Hank looks at the many ways in which 1962 resonates today and he heads to Macon with his students to visit A.C.’s gravesite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 15, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 9
A Gift | S2 E8
So what happens after the storm? Hank discusses the after effects of the A.C. Hall verdict, grand jury proceedings and an FBI investigation. Will they follow the lead of the coroner’s jury? And what became of Eloise Franklin? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 08, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Unsworn | S2 E7
The police take the stand. Years later, one of their sons speaks out. The jury delivers its decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 01, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 7
The Shirttail | S2 E6
How accurate is eyewitness identification? Donald Hollowell, one of the civil rights attorneys representing A.C. Hall's family, questions what Doris Hopper actually saw. Hank looks at the science...and he speaks to Doris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 25, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 6
As Traditional As Grits | S2 E5
It's the wrong gun. As Barnett Hopper takes the stand, saying the gun that police found isn’t his after all, we examine the kind of training that officers like Brown and Durden received. Hank discusses police culture and training with a former police officer, now law professor. His focus – policing the police. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 18, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Call Him Up | S2 E4
Sixteen year old Eloise Franklin takes the stand in front of five white jurors, three attorneys and a courtroom full of spectators. The police officers' defense attorney Denmark Groover, a staunch segregationist who tried to stop clocks and change flags, asks her more than 230 questions. Years later, Eloise recalls the experience. The inquest takes a break. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 11, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 4
56 Years | S2 E3
A rookie black lawyer, who's never examined a witness, who doesn't even know what a coroner's inquest is, gets his chance in a Macon, Georgia, courtroom against a legendary segregationist lawyer and politician. Can this possibly go well? Listen to the actual testimony -- and that rookie's reflections, in that same courtroom, 56 years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 04, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 3
R-E-S-P-E-C-T | S2 E2
What was life like in the South in the 1960s? Why did A.C. run? Revealing details from A.C.'s friends, community members and the ruling politicians of the time. Find out more about what's covered in this episode: - Slavery By Another Name documentary and educational resources, PBS, Douglas Blackmon - “Debate Over Empty Lot Unearths Ugly Piece of Atlanta History” , WABE, Molly Samuel - Growing Up Jim Crow : How Black and White Southern Children Learned Race by Jennifer Ritterhouse - A conversatio...
Feb 25, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Impulse | S2 E1
A night stroll, a missing gun and two rookie cops. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 18, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 2 | Trailer
A.C. Hall lived until he was seventeen years old. On an October night in 1962, he encountered two police officers investigating a stolen gun. They were looking for a colored man...and they found A.C. In season 2 of Buried Truths, Hank Klibanoff examines A.C.'s story and the surrounding context. It's a story of injustice, resilience and racism in the American South. We can't change our history, but we can let it guide us to understanding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 04, 2019•2 min
Buried Truths Live | S1 Bonus
Isaiah Nixon’s daughter, Dorothy, joins Hank Klibanoff for a live event in Atlanta. Buried Truths producer David Barasoain and Dr. Catherine Meeks, executive director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing, also join the conversation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 10, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Updates | S1
Buried Truths Live is coming to Atlanta on November 28. Season 2 is coming this February. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 05, 2018•1 min•Season 1Ep. 8
A Conversation with Hank Klibanoff | S1 Bonus
The backstory behind The Buried Truths podcast and its host, Hank Klibanoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 21, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Sorry | S1 E6
Isaiah Nixon’s daughter Dorothy returns to Alston, GA. She comes face to face with her past...and with someone she never expected to meet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 30, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Found | S1 E5
FBI director Robert Mueller systematically reopens civil rights cold cases. Hank and his students head to Montgomery County to explore what happened with the FBI’s first investigation into the trial of Isaiah Nixon’s killers – and they make an amazing discovery that had eluded the Nixon family for nearly 70 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 23, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Friends | S1 E4
After the Nixon and Carter families flee Georgia, they face terrible conditions. Discovered by the NAACP and The Pittsburgh Courier , they find a way to move forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 16, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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