Silence in Sikeston | Witnesses to a Lynching
Season 8
Episode 12
About the Episode
Carleen Harrington and Mable Cook were only girls growing up in Sikeston, Missouri when Cleo Wright was lynched by a white mob in front of the Black community. The violence of that 1942 day haunted these two young residents, and the small city, for decades leaving them silent to the situation. Now, they are sharing how the experience affected them.
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Extras
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Firelighters: Fire is Medicine | Trailer
Women leaders reclaim for their right to share the indigenous practice of controlled burning.1:21 -
Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life | Trailer
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Journalist Cara Anthony reveals a piece of family history that parallels SILENCE IN SIKESTON.8:12 -
Segregation Scholarships | Investing in Black Education
The scholarships provided educational opportunity for Black Americans while maintaining segregation.1:14 -
Inundation District | Trailer
Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.1:18 -
Inundation District | Preview
Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.0:29 -
Silence in Sikeston | Meet the Makers
A conversation about the film and podcast and what they examine and expose about silence and health.16:10 -
Silence in Sikeston | Before Lynching Became a Crime
Before the death of Cleo Wright in 1942, lynching was never prosecuted as a federal crime.0:56 -
Silence in Sikeston | Love & Grief for a Young, Black Father
A mother talks about her son's life in Chicago and Sikeston, MO before his death by police.0:59 -
Silence in Sikeston | Trailer
How a lynching and police killing 78 years apart haunt the rural community of Sikeston, Missouri.1:17
