Ep. 2: From sundown town to new spotlight

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Ep. 2: From sundown town to new spotlight

Jan 5, 2021 · 44m 16s

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To examine the setting in which the movement to defund the police in Norman rose out of, we explore Norman’s history with race relations since the state’s inception. The city...

To examine the setting in which the movement to defund the police in Norman rose out of, we explore Norman’s history with race relations since the state’s inception. The city is a former sundown town and had prominent ties to the Ku Klux Klan. It now faces a federal lawsuit over the 2018 death of Marconia Kessee, a Black man experiencing homelessness and mental illness. Guests: Dr. George Henderson, Chris Hammons, Alison Petrone. Warning: Explicit language, graphic content

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