Episode
THE LENA BAKER TRAGEDY
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- FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST
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- Jul 30, 2026
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- 2975
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Summary
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 === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Lena Baker Tragedy Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference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: [email protected] NARRATOR: 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 Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy. LICENSED FROM: Kelvin Ruijters t/as Frequency Also: 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: [email protected] FNP Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Kit Caren's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466 BlueSky: @forgottennews.bsky.social ===