Season 1, Episode 11: The 1910 Slocum Massacre, Part 1

For two days in July 1910, many white male citizens of Slocum, Texas, formed a mob and started killing black people on sight. Many African American families fled, never to return. So why is it that so many of us have never heard of the 1910 Slocum Massacre? Tune in this week and next to discuss E. R. Bills’ fascinating book on the subject.