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Un(re)solved
What prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate over 150 unsolved civil rights era killings? And what does justice look like for the families of the victims? Reporter James Edwards seeks answers to these questions, reflecting on his own family’s experiences along the way.
Un(re)solved is an investigative podcast series and part of a multiplatform project from FRONTLINE.
▶Episode 5: The Future
July 16, 2021
What does the FBI have to say about the outcomes of the Till Act so far — and what does the future of work under the Cold Case Initiative look like?
Episode details | Transcript▶Episode 4: The Hope
July 9, 2021
Fifty-five years before the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, the killing of another Black woman, Alberta O. Jones, sent shock and grief through that city’s Black community.
Episode details | Transcript▶Episode 3: The Success
June 25, 2021
There has been just one successful prosecution since the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act was signed into law in 2008. In Alabama, a district attorney investigated and charged a state trooper in the 1965 killing of a man during a civil rights march.
Episode details | Transcript▶Episode 2: The Letters
June 18, 2021
As part of its Cold Case Initiative, the DOJ compiled a list of cases to look into. As of 2008, Mississippi — where Emmett Till was murdered — had the largest number of cases.
Episode details | Transcript▶Episode 1: The List
June 11, 2021
In 1955, a boy from Chicago was murdered in rural Mississippi. Who his killers were was an open secret — but none were found guilty of the crime.
Episode details | Transcript▶Introducing: Un(re)solved
June 3, 2021
What prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate over 150 unsolved civil rights era killings? And what does justice look like for the families of the victims?
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