Episode Three: A Cemetery Angel
Oct 18, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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Episode description
THE PROLOGUE
Known as Arkansas’s “cemetery angel,” Ruth Coker Burks provided end-of-life care for patients with AIDS in Hot Springs during the height of the AIDS crisis and buried their remains in her family’s cemetery.
IN ADAPTATION
“Three Encounters” by John Jeremiah Sullivan.
Performed by MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger.
Produced by Spacebomb and Maxwell George
IN SESSION
A Fayetteville Roots Festival performance by Los Texmaniacs.
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