Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
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"Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot" tells the story of one of the first major Civil Rights Era riots in the South. The Augusta Riot was a collective rebellion of Black citizens and the largest urban uprising in the Deep South during the Civil Rights era. Fueled by long-simmering grievances about racial injustice, it was sparked by White officials' stonewalling in the face..
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
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Host Sea Stachura and editor Keocia Howard look back on the making of "Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
Was the Augusta riot worth it? Fifty years after the uprising, we look at the societal changes that it sparked, and what the Civil Rights Movement looks like today ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
In 1970, what happened in Augusta was actually part of a larger national story as campuses across the country were shut down due to protests ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
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In the months following Augusta's riot, activism was at an all-time high. As white Augustans braced themselves for the possibility of more violence, Black activists worked for more immediate change. Meanwhile, the police department rewarded the officers involved in the riot, and the friends and families of "The Augusta Six" demanded justice ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
Students from the Jessye Norman School of the Arts have been working hard to tell the story of the 1970 Augusta riot in the podcast, Shots in the Back. Half of these students are white, while the rest are Black. That dynamic has made it intimidating to talk about racism in the classroom. In this bonus episode, several of them share their fears about racism ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
Inside the chaos of the uprising, Black and white leaders were trying to quell the violence. As rioters set fire to white-owned businesses, police officers were told to shoot to kill. In this episode, we tell the stories of the six Black men killed by white police officers. The victims, who were all shot in the back, would be remembered as The Augusta Six ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
Host Sea Stachura and editor Keocia Howard look back on the making of "Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
In this timeline of the 48-hour uprising in Augusta, we chart its chronological and geographic path. We hear about rioters who targeted Chinese-owned businesses, while police in armored personnel carriers patrolled the streets. The National Guard also surrounded Paine College, a historically black college ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
Was the Augusta riot worth it? Fifty years after the uprising, we look at the societal changes that it sparked, and what the Civil Rights Movement looks like today ..read more
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
3y ago
A listener reaches out to share his memories of Charlie Oatman. Fred McBrayer was a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Augusta, who worked with Oatman at his high school ..read more