In 1942, a 26-year-old African-American man was removed from a Sikeston, Missouri jail and was lynched by a white mob. His name was Cleo Wright. A documentary and podcast series was created called Silence in Sikeston in partnership with KFF Health News, World Channel, Retro Report, and Local, USA, to tell the story of the crime and recent incidents, what it's like to be Black in the Bootheel, and explore how racism has caused a public health issue in the Black Community.
KFF Health News reporter Cara Anthony stopped by to talk with Carol Daniel about the history of racial violence in the region and its effects of it and even shared a related personal story.
In part two, Cara Anthony of KFF Health News returns with Trauma & Crisis Therapist Dr. Lekesha Davis, M.D., to talk about how racial violence in the U.S. toward the Black community created a public health issue through the generation today.
Nine PBS's podcast, Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel, explores complex issues with the people working to help our region thrive. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts or experience it on Nine PBS’s YouTube channel.
