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Podcast: The Forefront Radio
Episode: White History on Black Bodies Part 1
Description: For education purposes.
Information is of a sensitive nature. Discretion is advised.
The tragic stories of Mary Turner in 1918 and Ta’Kiya Young in 2023 are separated by over a century, yet they share haunting parallels that reflect the enduring issue of racial violence and injustice in the United States. Both women were African American, pregnant, and their lives were violently taken by acts of brutality, leaving a lasting impact on their communities and the nation’s consciousness.
Mary Turner (1918):Â Mary Turner was a young black woman who was lynched by a white mob in Lowndes County, Georgia, in May 19181. Her husba...