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Tune In Tonight For 'Silence In Sikeston' Documentary Premiere
At 8 p.m. ET, WORLD will premiere "Silence in Sikeston," a co-production of 51Ƶ Health News and Retro Report, as part of “Local, USA.”
Stemming from reporting by 51Ƶ Health News, the documentary tells the story of the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright and the ensuing failure of the first federal attempt to prosecute a lynching. The lynching continues to haunt the rural Missouri community as it struggles to cope with the fatal 2020 police shooting of a young Black father, Denzel Taylor. The film airs on WORLD stations nationwide and will be available to stream on WORLD’s YouTube channel, WORLDchannel.org and the PBS app.
→ Catch up on Episode 1 of the “Silence in Sikeston” podcast: “Racism Can Make You Sick”
→ Read 51Ƶ Health News’ Midwest Correspondent Cara Anthony’s essay about what reporting on this project helped her learn about her own family’s hidden past.
→ Click here for more details on the multimedia project from 51Ƶ Health News, Retro Report, and GBH's WORLD.
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