In this episode, we bring you the story of Phillip Hatley, a 43-year-old Black husband and father who was shot in the back and killed by a drunk Memphis police officer in 1939. 

His death led to a publicly contentious trial that ended with his killer going free.

But his own grandsons knew only bits and pieces of what happened despite growing up in the same neighborhood. We journey with them back to where it all began and chat with the researcher who uncovered the story. 

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