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Chapter Five: ‘Democrat, Republican, White, Black, Green’

Chapter Five: ‘Democrat, Republican, White, Black, Green’

FromThe Improvement Association


Chapter Five: ‘Democrat, Republican, White, Black, Green’

FromThe Improvement Association

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Improvement Association PAC’s power in the county is threatened when an unlikely candidate enters the race for county commissioner. Plenty of people outside the PAC now have their own ideas about how to build Black political power here. Zoe examines what this election could mean for the PAC’s future. 
Released:
Apr 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (7)

For at least a decade, allegations of cheating have swirled around elections in rural Bladen County, N.C. Some people in town point fingers at a Black advocacy group, the Bladen County Improvement Association, accusing it of bullying voters, tampering with ballots and stealing votes outright. These accusations have never been substantiated, but they persist. Reporter Zoe Chace went to Bladen County to investigate what’s really going on. From the makers of Serial and The New York Times, a five-part series about allegations of election fraud — and the powerful forces that fuel them.