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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C.O.W.S. w/ Racist Suspect Dr. Tyler B. Davis: The History of Lynching & White Supremacy in Waco, Texas #BlackMisandry
Description: The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dr. Tyler B. Davis. Classified as a White Man, Dr. Davis is a Suspected Racist and an Adjunct Professor of Theology at St Mary’s University. His research explores the history, theology and practice of sanctuary in South Texas. During our recent examination of John A. Haymond’s new book on the 1917 “racial mutiny” in Houston, we learned that the 1916 Texas lynching of Jesse Washington in Waco was noted as a contributing factor. This led Gus to Dr. Davis’ 2025 text, God of the Whirlwind: Horror, Memory & Story in Black Waco. This work is an oral histo...