Starting in the immediate aftermath, a "hush mouth" campaign ensued across Phillips County, Arkansas to stifle the telling of the massacre. Now, there are few places that tell the story, and those that do are surrounded by controversy.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Helena Museum of Phillips County
U.S. Supreme Court decision, Moore v. Dempsey
Featured in this episode: Lisa Hicks Gilbert, Mary Olson, Sam Weakley, Otis Sanford, Kyle Miller, David Krugler, John Miller, Ruthie Pride, David Madlock
This episode was reported and written by Henriette Busch, Janina Kaeppel and Will Stewart. The music is by Andrew J. Crutcher. The podcast was produced and edited by Christopher Blank with additional edits by Marc Perrusquia.
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