THROUGH THE FLAMES: REGGIE'S CHURCH

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4.5 • 9.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

NFL Films producer Courtland Bragg investigates the mysterious 1996 burning of Reggie White’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in the process, shines a light on the greater legacy of the NFL Hall of Famer. In the midst of a rash of mid-1990s church burnings across the United States, White’s Inner City Church boasts a growing interracial congregation, and after the building is firebombed and reduced to ashes, White believes the attack is the work of racists. The NFL legend and pastor uses his platform to maintain public pressure on the investigation, even as the sensitive nature of the crime causes government officials to tread carefully. As the story unfolds, questions are raised about the church’s financial status, along with the possibility of arson. The podcast brings the story to life through the voices of those involved with the church and the investigation – and in the process, draws a powerful parallel between these ugly incidents and the deeper challenges the nation still faces. 30 for 30 Podcasts and Andscape present Through the Flames: Reggie's Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All the big names are here.
0:02.0	Oh, who is that?
0:03.2	I think she was in the movie about that really big shark.
0:06.0	No, not her.
0:07.0	The florist.
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0:15.0	so you could bring your vision to life.
0:17.0	That's how you business differently.
0:19.0	Into its quickbooks.
0:20.0	The sun was shining. The docks were quacking.
0:23.2	All was well as Derek Jones stubbed out his lunchtime cigarette on the ground and put his rubbish in the bin.
0:29.5	On his way back to work he suddenly felt terribly guilty but why what had he done he was
0:35.5	racking his brains and then he saw it a duck pointing angrily at his discarded
0:41.9	cigarette butt.
0:43.0	You don't think you're a litterer, but cigarette but are rubbish.
0:47.0	If you smoke bin your butts, keep Britain tidy.
0:50.0	A word of warning. The following episode contains racial slurs.
0:55.6	All right, 35, 36 skyline. Late in 2023, I was in Knoxville, Tennessee looking for the
1:01.4	site of NFL Hall of Famer Super Bowl champion
1:04.4	in NFL legend Reggie White's church. Before Reggie White became a household name
1:08.6	across the country playing pro football he was already famous in Knoxville.
1:12.4	He put the fear of God into his
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