Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot Podcast
1) Episode 1: The Forgotten Riot
In this episode, we share the outlines of the riot, and one of its immediate causes, which was the death of Charles Oatman. He was a black, intellectually disabled teenager who was beaten to death in ...Show More
2) Bonus: Telling The Story
Host Sea Stachura and editor Keocia Howard look back on the making of "Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot."
3) Episode 6: Was The Augusta Riot Worth It?
Was the Augusta riot worth it? Fifty years after the uprising, we look at the societal changes that it sparked, and what the Civil Rights Movement looks like today.
4) Bonus: No Peace, No Justice, 1970
In 1970, what happened in Augusta was actually part of a larger national story as campuses across the country were shut down due to protests.
5) Episode 5: The Smoke Clears
In the months following Augusta's riot, activism was at an all-time high. As white Augustans braced themselves for the possibility of more violence, Black activists worked for more immediate change. M...Show More
6) Bonus: All Cakes Should Be Equal
Students from the Jessye Norman School of the Arts have been working hard to tell the story of the 1970 Augusta riot in the podcast, Shots in the Back. Half of these students are white, while the rest...Show More
7) Episode 4: Shoot To Kill
Inside the chaos of the uprising, Black and white leaders were trying to quell the violence. As rioters set fire to white-owned businesses, police officers were told to shoot to kill. In this episode,...Show More
8) Episode 3: The Days Of The Riot
In this timeline of the 48-hour uprising in Augusta, we chart its chronological and geographic path. We hear about rioters who targeted Chinese-owned businesses, while police in armored personnel carr...Show More
9) Bonus: People Called Him Charlie
A listener reaches out to share his memories of Charlie Oatman. Fred McBrayer was a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Augusta, who worked with Oatman at his high school.
10) Episode 2: A Lay Of The Land In 1970 Augusta
Why were Black Augustans so angry about Charles Oatman's death? Because it was a symbol for the myriad of other injustices and oppressions that they have dealt with everyday. This episode weaves toget...Show More