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Criminal

The Numbers

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.738.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

When Fannie Davis and her family moved to Detroit in the mid-1950s, they hadn't prepared themselves for how hard it would be. They had trouble finding steady work. So, Fannie found a way to take care of her family. She started small, but built a robust and lucrative operation… a business that a lot of people knew about but no one talked about. Bridgett Davis' book is The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to [email protected] with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Support for this show comes from Krakan.

0:03.0

Krypto is like the financial system, but different.

0:07.0

It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like, your credit score,

0:11.0

or your outrageous food delivery habits.

0:13.7

crypto is finance for everyone everywhere all the time.

0:18.4

Krakhan, see what crypto can be.

0:21.3

Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:25.0

This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:32.1

Embracing the icy crisp winter air, warming your hands with a Starbucks,

0:36.7

wrapping up in snugly layers upon layers. The signs are all there.

0:41.2

You're entering your cozy era.

0:43.2

And there's nothing cozier than the limited edition Star Bucks Arm and Viscotti oat L'late.

0:48.0

A new smooth and warming twist on a classic.

0:51.0

Whatever era you're in, find your perfect order in store on Star. on

0:53.4

whatever era you're in.

0:52.4

Find your perfect order in store on Starbucks delivers and the Starbucks UK app,

0:57.4

subject to availability while stocks last.

1:00.8

The sound of the phone ringing is embedded in my sort of memory of life growing up.

1:10.0

The phone was always ringing and it wasn't just one phone. At one point we had three lines and my mom

1:18.0

tried to keep them separate so to speak. One was a business line, one was a personal line, one was the children's phone

1:24.7

line.

1:25.7

But of course, you know, if people couldn't get through, and these are the days before

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