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May 2023
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Daniel Denvir
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A sonic memorial to the Black women of the Peoples Temple.

Produced and reported by Babette Thomas. Edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir and Alex Lewis.

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