THE LENA BAKER TRAGEDY

In 1945, a poor black maid was executed by the State of Georgia, for the killing a rich white man. 60 years later, the State of Georgia officially declared her innocent, and gave her a posthumous pardon.    ⁠Support this Podcast!⁠⁠⁠===EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  07/30/2026.===HISTORICAL REFERENCES:The Lena Baker TragedyUnfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page.  However, we will be happy to provide that information, in regard to this episode, upon your request, by email:  ⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com⁠NARRATOR: ⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast. Police Blotter and Court News: October 16th, 1933.⁠⁠⁠GUEST NARRATOR: ⁠⁠⁠ Erin Suminsby,⁠ Voice performer. ===MISCELLANEOUS:Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.Exit Aphorism - quote from Ohio State Sen. Casey M. Weinstein (May 10, 2021). Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.===MUSIC:At RestThe Curtain RisesI Knew A Guy.LICENSED FROM: Kelvin Ruijters t/as FrequencyAlso:Kevin MacLeod  of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.===All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the Public Domain.===HEY!  CONTACT US!E-Mail:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FNP Facebook page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren's Facebook page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠===