Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot

Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot

"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 immediate cause of the riot in Augusta, Ga. was the brutal murder of Charles Oatman, an African American teenager held by police in the county jail. During the riot, six Black men were killed by white police officers, all of them shot in the back. In a collaboration, students at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts join GPB in telling this story.
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Episoade

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Bonus: Telling The Story_

19 oct. 2020
11-

Episode 6: Was The Augusta Riot Worth It?

14 sep. 2020
10-

Bonus: No Peace, No Justice, 1970

07 sep. 2020
9-

Episode 5: The Smoke Clears

04 sep. 2020
8-

Bonus: All Cakes Should Be Equal

24 aug. 2020