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He became the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama. A white minority locked him out of town hall.
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Jasiah Scott, 14, was killed on a go-kart ride. His mother is waiting for an apology.
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An 82-year-old rode a bus 2,000 miles to answer the call of an Alabama 'prophet.' Then she found herself sleeping in a parking lot.
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'Show Compassion': How the family of Kenneth Smith viewed the nitrogen execution of Alan Miller
Smith was the first person ever put to death by nitrogen suffocation. Miller was the second.
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LISTEN: The sound of solidarity
When Jamie Mills walks Holman's hallways toward Alabama's execution chamber, he won't be alone.
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‘Never Alone’: The suffocation of Kenneth Eugene Smith
On Thursday, Smith became the first human ever subjected to a nitrogen suffocation execution. Read one reporter’s eyewitness account.
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The humanity of Kenneth Eugene Smith
Alabama will attempt to kill Smith for the second time on Thursday in the nation's first execution by nitrogen suffocation.
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The future of Tread
Tread began as a platform to publish and promote unflinching journalism from the heart of the U.S South. That mission will not change.
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In the shadow of Brother Bryan
Birmingham city councilors recently discussed individuals facing homelessness in Brother Bryan Park. Here's what those in the park think about the…
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Wearing prison guard's uniform, incarcerated Alabama man describes conditions that led to 'security incident'
Chaos, violence, and death.
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Tread by Lee Hedgepeth
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Tread is a newsletter devoted to publishing unflinching journalism from the heart of the South.
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