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Introducing The Stolen Girls of Americus

Introducing The Stolen Girls of Americus

FromBlack History Year


Introducing The Stolen Girls of Americus

FromBlack History Year

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In Americus, Georgia, 1963, three young girls meet at a local protest, only to face chilling consequences for demanding justice.

Introducing The Stolen Girls of Americus, PushBlack’s new true crime narrative podcast, based on the true story of more than a dozen Black girls (ages 9 to 15) who were abducted by police during a 1963 protest in Americus, Georgia, where, for 45 days, their whereabouts remained a mystery to their family, community, and the world. Echoing the long history of missing Black girls, what happened next remains relevant today.
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The Stolen Girls of Americus is a co-production of Accelerate Change and PushBlack. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to show your support, please consider donating at www.stolengirls.com. 

This episode features performances by:
Joelle Denise as Shirley Green
Brooke Brown as Lorena Barnum
MJ VanDevere as Carol Barner
Leslie Taylor-Grover as Bernice Green
Debra Mittleman as Mabel Barnum 
Precious Joubert as Helen Barner

Additional voice support includes:
Jareyah Bradley
Cindy Kamtchoum
Richie Kamtchoum
Zul Manzi
Bianca Tochi
Len Webb
Nate Woldu
Chris Yates

This episode is written by MJ Vandevere and Cydney Smith, and directed by Richie Kamtchoum.

The editor is Julian Blackmore, with engineering provided by Nathan Wizard and Yanii Evans. Original music composed by Julian Blackmore.  Photo: Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

Our producers are Jill Janairo, Darren Wallace, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh.

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Released:
Nov 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Learning your history makes you - and your people - stronger. As Black people, we know we’re left out of the history books. That the media images are skewed. That we need access to experts, information and ideas so we can advance our people. Black History Year connects you to the history, thinkers, and activists that are left out of the mainstream conversations. You may not agree with everything you hear, but we’re always working toward one goal: uniting for the best interest of Black people worldwide. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation’s largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com.