The Worker's Cauldron

White Sheets in the Night: Supernatural Terror and Slavery


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Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of racism, violence, and sexual abuse that some listeners may find disturbing.

We explore the origins of the Ku Klux Klan's tradition of masquerading as ghosts. We discuss the work of pioneering Black folklorist Gladys-Marie Fry, who documented this system of supernatural psychological control in her 1975 book Night Riders in Black Folk History.

Bonus Content: Labial Lincoln

Theme Music by Ian Lee

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The Worker's CauldronBy David Roddy& Ceddie

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