Deep South | E4 White Memories
The lynching of Isadore Banks was a catastrophe for the African American community of Marion, Arkansas, and it’s never been forgotten. But for white people, the story is very different. Is this town h...
20 Jul 202028min
Deep South | E3 Family Ties
Tracing back Isadore’s family helps understand his wealth. Isadore wasn’t an anomaly- many African Americans in the south had land, built wealth and created their own communities to thrive.
13 Jul 202033min
Deep South | E2 The High Sheriff
A $7 million dollar fortune. A white supremacist sheriff. And a 66-year-old mystery: what happened to Isadore Banks’ land and wealth?
6 Jul 202036min
Deep South | E1 Isadore Banks
For most of his life Isadore Banks found ways to survive—and thrive—in the violently anti-black South. He became one of the largest land-owners on the Arkansas Delta, ran several businesses, and was a...
29 Jun 202035min
