# THE LENA BAKER TRAGEDY

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Podcast: [FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST](https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-news-podcast-58199)
Published: 2026-07-30T19:21:56+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgottennewspodcast/episodes/THE-LENA-BAKER-TRAGEDY-e3moric
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## Resource

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 ===  HISTORICAL REFERENCES:  The Lena Baker Tragedy Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference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: ⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com⁠  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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  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 === 

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