On the June 17 edition: A journalist arrested in Georgia over the weekend could face deportation; the city of Atlanta updates its ordinance on protecting trees; and proposed federal cuts to Medicaid have some caregivers worried.
On the June 16 edition: National "No Kings" protests occur in many Georgia cities; federal cuts could scale back services in Georgia libraries; dementia cases in the coming years are expected to double.
On the June 13 edition: Weekend protests for "No Kings Day" are planned across the nation; A Mexican citizen dies by suicide in ICE custody in Georgia; federal budget cuts to Job Corps program leaves vulnerable young people wondering.
On the June 12 edition: A new study shows above-average levels of forever chemicals in two cities' residents' blood; 400+ CDC jobs reinstated; a new $3B development could mean the return of Atlanta hockey.
On the June 11 edition: Protesters demonstrate against changes to CDC guidelines; state attorney general threatens domestic terrorism charges against future protesters who quote "earn it"; the fight over paying for school security officers in Barrow County.
On this episode of Salvation South Deluxe: Chuck tells the story of the Dothan High School graduating class of 1972, the first integrated class in the history of Dothan, Alabama.
Fifty years ago, Dothan High students did their best to navigate a social environment defined by Segregationist Governor George Wallace and profound racial tension. Fifty years later, two friends and alumni, a black student and a white student, came up with a plan to try to treat these long festering wounds, in the form of what they called a Unity Reunion. The result shows the power of what good faith, accountability and honest dialogue can do to heal even our deepest traumas.
In this episode of Salvation South Deluxe: Chuck Reece details the United States's brutal program of forcibly assimilating Native American children through boarding schools in the late 19th and early 20th century. He learns the historical context of this act of warfare; the lasting trauma it created; and the Native-led efforts to heal its generational wounds.
On this episode of Salvation South Deluxe: Chuck Reece goes deep into the complicated history of the banjo, from its origin on the shores of the Caribbean and West Africa to its rise as a ubiquitous icon of Southern "hillbilly" culture and beyond.
On this episode of Salvation South Deluxe: Chuck Reece talks with "Rednecks" author Taylor Brown and scholars Gabe Schwartzman and Lloyd Tomlinson. He learns the ugly truth behind the origin of the term 'redneck', a shocking story of warfare carried out against American citizens by none other than their own government, which has been suppressed for nearly a century.
In this episode of Salvation South Deluxe: we explore the storied life and career of Southern Baseball legend "Hammerin" Henry Aaron. Chuck Reece discovers the lasting impact of Aaron's legacy, and learns that Hank's yearning for equality and justice extended to the Baseball field and far beyond.
