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They're Trying To Wash Us Away (1927) w/ Wright Thompson
It’s April 21st. This day in 1927, the Mississippi River is in beginning to breach levies and overflows the banks throughout the MS delta.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Wright Thompson to discuss the Great Flood of 1927, how it reshaped the American South, and the relationship the region has to the mighty river.
Find Wright’s work at ESPN and The Atlantic, check out “Pappyland,” and watch True South!
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