First Day Back

“Truth crushed to earth will rise again. We are in a deep season of terror and darkness. White supremacy and the distorted belief in Black inferiority was once a formula for getting along.  Now, we have changed our minds for ourselves and for our destiny. We began marching, protesting. We have the power to change the whole world. Unfinished: Deep South podcast is a timely reminder of how the dark past still has repercussions today."

– Reverend Jesse Jackson, Founder & President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

“A ghostly narrative from the past that feels maddeningly present, Unfinished: Deep South weaves a nuanced narrative of forgotten Black lives from the South — reverent in tone, vital in its inquest.”

– Rebecca Carroll (Cultural Critic at WNYC and Host of the podcast Come Through with Rebecca Carroll)

"Unfinished Deep South is a tremendously smart and compelling series that investigates the lynching of Isadore Banks, a wealthy black farmer in Arkansas. Terror and theft coalesce in this brutal murder. White supremacy is not only upheld by the law, it is the law. Unfinished: Deep South could not be more timely; it is required listening."

– Saidiya Hartman (Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments. 2019, MacArthur Fellow)

“This gripping and devastating story of Isadore Banks is a must listen. A stunning investigation into his murder eerily mirrors the racial injustice that sadly we still are experiencing today.”  

– Sanaa Lathan (Award-Winning Actress)

“You might not know it yet, but the story of Isadore Banks — a black farmer lynched in Arkansas in 1954 — is a vital part of the history you're currently living through. ‘A lynching does more than kill a body; it shatters an identity.’ If you want to be better, know yourself, take the time to get to know him.”

– Saeed Jones (Author, How We Fight for Our Lives)