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Story of Writing June 11, 2026
Season 26
Episode 611
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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!!Content Warning!! This episode includes descriptions of suicide, racism, and murder as a hate crime
The story of a day: this day in 1963 began with the self-immolation of a Buddhist monk in Vietnam, it saw racism in the University of Alabama, a Presidential speech on the importance of enforcing civil rights protections, and the day ended with the murder of NAACP activist Medgar Evers.