Detour

Finding family, and tragedy, in the heartland: DETOUR Podcast

By DETOUR Staff
Multiple counties found themselves whitewashed after episodes of racial violence towards Black people.
Multiple counties found themselves whitewashed after episodes of racial violence towards Black people.

DETOUR’s publisher, Ron Stodghill, and NPR’s Kristofor Husted discuss how Ron came to know of Rochelle Fritsch’s story, and then Kristofor goes to Milwaukee to meet Rochelle to unpack how and why her family moved there generations ago from Pierce City, Missouri.

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This story was originally published June 9, 2022 at 9:00 AM.

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