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Ernest Withers: Civil Rights Hero, FBI Spy

Ernest Withers: Civil Rights Hero, FBI Spy

FromStuff They Don't Want You To Know


Ernest Withers: Civil Rights Hero, FBI Spy

FromStuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

50 years ago today, the American Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His legacy lives on in recorded speeches, memorials across the country, photographs by legendary photojournalist Ernest C. Withers and more. Withers remains a hero in his hometown of Memphis, and his career is inextricably intertwined with the Civil Rights era. However, there may be much more to the story of Withers than the public originally believed. Join the guys as they sit down with veteran investigative journalist Marc Perrusquia to learn about his explosive discoveries regarding Withers, revelations that would take him all the way to Federal Court in his quest to finally answer the question: Was Ernest Withers a mole for the FBI? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Apr 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know ... an audio podcast from iHeartRadio.