Showing results for "Massacre" in Social Sciences

Were the wrong people convicted for committing the worst mass murder in the history of Ohio? This true crime series re-examines the notorious Pike County Massacre and calls into question everything you think you know about it.

On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen's University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost twenty years and then murder them. Through extensive oral histories, Cook and Carson painstakingly trace the causes of a femicide in which four women and two unborn babies were murdered over the course of one bloody evening.

Journey into the jungle of Guyana where charisma turned deadly and utopian dreams became a nightmare. This gripping series unravels how Jim Jones transformed from civil rights champion to architect of America's largest mass death, exploring the psychology of manipulation, the appeal of his message, and the brave voices who tried to sound the alarm before it was too late.If you love discovering little gems, we've gathered a few favorites in the Amazon link below that are worth a scroll: https://amzn.to/42YoQGI

On Easter Sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of Colfax, Louisiana, more than 150 members of an all-black Republican militia, defending the town's courthouse, were slain by an armed force of rampaging white supremacists. The most deadly incident of racial violence of the Reconstruction era, the Colfax Massacre unleashed a reign of terror that all but extinguished the campaign for racial equality.

Pour des raisons culturelles, idéologiques, historiques, la France n'est pas le pays de l'enfant roi... C'est le pays de l'indifférence aux enfants martyrs. Ils sont au mieux considérés comme des adultes miniatures, au pire comme des objets dont les parents sont propriétaires, un peu comme des animaux domestiques. C'est comme si la société française n'arrivait pas à voir les maltraitances, les exactions commises sur les enfants.

In May 1866, just a year after the Civil War ended, Memphis erupted in a three-day spasm of racial violence that saw whites rampage through the city's black neighborhoods. By the time the fires consuming black churches and schools were put out, forty-six freed people had been murdered. This is a portrait of a Southern city that opens an entirely new view onto the Civil War and its aftermath. A momentous national event, the riot is also remarkable for being "one of the best-documented episodes of the American nineteenth century."

Unfiltered, unapologetic takes on politics, culture & controversy—straight from BC, Canada. 🇨🇦 Hosted by Britt & Stevie. 🎙️🔥 We don’t just stir the pot, we flip the whole table.

2021: As the centennial of one of the nation's worst race massacres approached, citizens of Tulsa faced the prospect with hope and dread. Hope that the anniversary would show Tulsa had changed since that day, when a white mob left the city's thriving African American Greenwood neighborhood a smoldering ruin. Dread that Tulsa's faults would be exposed as never before, its racism reinforced rather than mitigated. The anniversary was even more fraught than expected.

This poignant report sheds light on the harrowing experiences of Belgian citizens during World War I, detailing the atrocities committed by the German army following their invasion of this neutral nation. Through powerful eyewitness testimonies, listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the impact of war on innocent lives. - Summary by David Wales

Canada’s worst shooting spree in modern history has left us with far more questions than answers. Journey inside every single hour of this tragedy as it happened with Global News Halifax reporter Sarah Ritchie. This 13-part true crime series will try to piece together exactly what happened and what could or should have been done to prevent it.

On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation, and document the subsequent silence that surrounded the tragedy.

"Report Criticizes Mexican Officials for Ignoring 2011 Massacre" is from the October 09, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Elisabeth Malkin and narrated by Kristi Burns.

On 31 May 1921, in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a mob of white men and women reduced a prosperous African American community, known as Black Wall Street, to rubble, leaving countless dead and unaccounted for and thousands of homes and businesses destroyed. But along with the bodies, they buried the secrets of the crime. Scott Ellsworth, a native of Tulsa, became determined to unearth the secrets of his home town. Now, nearly 40 years after his first major historical account of the massacre, Ellsworth returns to the city in search of answers.

"A Top Defender, Sidelined by the Accused in Charleston Church Massacre" is from the December 13, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"24 Convicted in Massacre of Muslims during Gujarat Riots in India" is from the June 02, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ellen Barry and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Before Orlando, an Anti-Gay Massacre in New Orleans Largely Forgotten" is from the June 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Liam Stack and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Trump Seizes on Massacre and Reiterates His Call for Temporary Ban on Muslims to U.S." is from the June 12, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Martin and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Iraq Executes 36 Men Convicted in Islamic State's 2014 Massacre of Shiites" is from the August 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Omar Al Jawoshy and Tim Arango and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Capital Trial in Church Massacre Defies Will of Survivors" is from the November 26, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Photo of Paris Massacre Victim Sets off Press Freedom Case" is from the April 30, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Dan Bilefsky and narrated by Fleet Cooper.