If you haven’t listened to the extraordinary podcast “Unreformed” then you should . It’s about a notorious Alabama “reform school” (read: slave labor camp) for black children. Ms. Duffy Rice does a great job bringing the story to life, which is enough to make you cry. Highest recommendation. #unreformed #podcasts #alabama #racism #BlackHistory #JosieDuffyRice

Mastodon friends, just wanted to plug the #Unreformed podcast; it’s a really excellent series about The Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children, known as Mt Meigs, and told by Josie Duffy Rice.

Here’s an article about it, but you can find it everywhere you do your podcasts. https://bit.ly/3xc7bez

#RecentListening in #podcasts (3/n)

* "Cornelia's Dream,” #Unreformed s01e03. Josie Duffy Rice tells the horrific history of physical and sexual violence, unlivable facilities and forced labor at a reform school for #Black #children https://omny.fm/shows/unreformed-the-story-of-the-alabama-industrial-sch/episode-3-cornelias-dream
* "I Am A Revolutionary,” #MotherCountryRadicals s01e03. Fantastic series by #ZaydDohrn, telling the story of his parents’ participation in the #WeatherUnderground and his growing up in hiding with them. https://castro.fm/episode/N9eytm

“Survivors of Mt. Meigs share how they ended up in the juvenile justice system and what happened once they went down the long road to the reformatory. Lonnie and Johnny meet the foreboding superintendent EB Holloway, while Mary and Jennie must deal with the girls’ matron, Fannie B. Matthews.”

A soul crushing, but important podcast. Please listen to #Unreformed.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unreformed-the-story-of-the-alabama-industrial/id1663696375