FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST

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Welcome to the Forgotten News podcast. This is your window to hear true stories from long ago. Stories that once made headlines. Stories that people thought would be unforgettable, but soon were lost in the sands of time, or were buried deep in the dustbin of history. In this podcast, we brush off the sand and dust, and share those stories with you, today as fresh as when they were first told.
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THE LENA BAKER TRAGEDY
Thursday, 30 July, 2026

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 ⁠Support this Podcast!⁠⁠⁠===EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 07/30/2026.===HISTORICAL REFERENCES:The Lena Baker TragedyUnfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference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===