Episode 139: The Elaine massacre

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4.2 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

The gathering was just a union meeting, the Black sharecroppers of Phillips County, Arkansas, banding together and trying to get a fair pay for their work in the cotton fields. But when the night ended in bloodshed, the county's white citizens thought it was something more. Then the posse formed, and all Hell broke loose.

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0:21.8	Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarise. And before I get started with the episode today, I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. If you've been wanting to hear a particular disaster on the podcast, you can do so for a $25 or more donation to the podcast PayPal account at disaster area at mail.com. Just add the name of the disaster you'd like me to cover to the notes on the donation, and I'll add it to the list. Just please bear with me. I am very bad about responding to emails.
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