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This is Barry Truths. I'm Hank Clibinoff.

There have been many surprising moments during my three-year exploration into the life and the

legacy of Isaiah Nixon. One of the biggest was when my Emory students discovered his grave site.

Now that ended a 67-year mystery.

The times at Dorothy had visited Austin, she'd stopped by the cemetery where her father was buried,

but not since she was six, had she known the exact location of her father's final resting place.

That was about to change.

She drove north from Jacksonville, Florida with her husband of 51 years,

Sam Williams, and their son, Tony. Their daughter, Joy, was unable to make the trip.

At the same time, I drove south from Atlanta with a van load of students and others from Emory University.

The rain was relentless during the three-hour drive from Atlanta. It continued as we crossed into

Montgomery County and drove into the town of Yvowda, where we met up with Dorothy.

My students gathered outside her car like groupies drawn to a rock star, and she emerged

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