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How Did This Rural Town Become a Stop On the Chitlin’ Circuit?

Season 1 Episode 2 | 10m 49s

So many towns across America created for and by Black Americans have vanished, but a few survive. How did Hobson City, Alabama—a small, rural town—survive 125 years and become a notable stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit? This episode explores one town's fight for independence from Jim Crow to today.

Aired: 06/19/24
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