In Americus, Georgia, 1963, three young girls meet at a local protest, only to face chilling consequences for demanding justice.

Introducing The Stolen Girls of Americus, PushBlack’s new true crime narrative podcast, based on the true story of more than a dozen Black girls (ages 9 to 15) who were abducted by police during a 1963 protest in Americus, Georgia, where, for 45 days, their whereabouts remained a mystery to their family, community, and the world. Echoing the long history of missing Black girls, what happened next remains relevant today.

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The Stolen Girls of Americus is a co-production of Accelerate Change and PushBlack. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to show your support, please consider donating at www.stolengirls.com. 

This episode features performances by:

Joelle Denise as Shirley Green

Brooke Brown as Lorena Barnum

MJ VanDevere as Carol Barner

Leslie Taylor-Grover as Bernice Green

Debra Mittleman as Mabel Barnum 

Precious Joubert as Helen Barner

Additional voice support includes:

Jareyah Bradley

Cindy Kamtchoum

Richie Kamtchoum

Zul Manzi

Bianca Tochi

Len Webb

Nate Woldu

Chris Yates

This episode is written by MJ Vandevere and Cydney Smith, and directed by Richie Kamtchoum.

The editor is Julian Blackmore, with engineering provided by Nathan Wizard and Yanii Evans. Original music composed by Julian Blackmore. 

Our producers are Jill Janairo, Darren Wallace, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh.

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