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The takeover of The Robesonian

In 1988, two armed Native American men occupied a newspaper office in Southeastern North Carolina. In an effort to raise the alarm on corruption and institutionalized racism in their mostly rural community, they took 17 hostages and demanded to negotiate with the governor. Decades later, the small town is still grappling with the events surrounding that day.

Special thanks to WRAL for providing archival audio included in this episode.

Featuring:

  • Sarah Nagem, staff writer at Border Belt Independent and contributor at The Assembly

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Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for WUNC.
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