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"We say we didn't know but we also didn't want to know"

Alabama Public Radio | By Brittany Young
Published March 20, 2018 at 12:37 PM CDT
StoryCorps

Ed Beck was a young man living in New Orleans when Hurricane Betsy struck the coast in 1965. He sat down at StoryCorps with his wife Nancy to reflect on his days volunteering after the Hurricane, a devastating experience where he saw the deadly impact of systemic segregation...

Edited by Anastasiya Titarenko 
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Arts & Life Mobilestorycorpsalabama public radioPoarch Band of Creek IndiansNew OrleansEd BeckNancy Becksystemic segregationHurricane Betsy1965
Brittany Young
Brittany Young is Alabama Public Radio's Program Director and Content Manager. Brittany began her public radio journey in the spring of 2015 as a news intern for APR while in graduate school at The University of Alabama.
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