S6E2 - A Social Justice Conversation with TN Innocence Project and Rhodes College's iRaST

A key factor to creating a thriving city is justice. This conversation examines the past in order to create a more just future for all Memphians, together. Jessica Van Dyke, the legal director and co-founder of the Tennessee Innocence Project, and Jasper St. Bernard, the visiting assistant professor of history in the American South for the Institute of Race and Social Transformation at Rhodes College share their expertise and experience in creating a community centered in reflection, knowledge, and due process.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Ida B. Wells

• Ida B. Wells anti-lynching campaign

• Tennessee Innocence Project

• Institute of Race and Social Transformation at Rhodes College

• Turley Center for Community Engagement

• The People's Grocery Lynchings (Thomas Moss, Will Stewart, Calvin McDowell)

• Lynch Law in All Its Phases

• Shelby County Jail (also known as 201 Poplar)

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.