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The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson  

The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson

Author: Texas Public Radio

On Oct. 13, 1976, East Texas voting rights activist Frank J. Robinson was mortally wounded from a shotgun blast to his head. When the police chief saw the body, he declared it looked like a murder but days later he retracted his assessment. After a public inquest, Robinsons death was ruled a suicide. But a specter of doubt hangs over his death so much so that even the Texas State Historical Associations Handbook of Texas questions the ruling. Robinson had won victories to promote and preserve the power of the Black vote in East Texas, and some say thats why he was killed. In Texas Public Radios "The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson," reporter David Martin Davies investigates and finds new evidence about this mystery that haunts East Texas. This podcast is made possible in part by Texas A&M San Antonio.
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Language: en

Genres: History, True Crime

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Episode 5 – Dorothy’s Story
Episode 5
Sunday, 11 December, 2022

Frank’s widow Dorothy Redus Robinson recorded two oral histories where she spoke about her life, love and legacy. Dorothy talks about how racial injustice was so much a part of life in East Texas that she didn’t realize until she married Frank that it could be challenged and changed. Dorothy shares the history of her grandmother, who was enslaved and how she came to Texas. And she explains why Frank insisted that voting rights was critically important to make change.

 

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