The Case of Oliver Pope and the 1970 Augusta Riot

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Jessye Norman School of the Arts Podcast

The Case of Oliver Pope and the 1970 Augusta Riot

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It was 1972, and our private investigators Alex Bob Jr. and Kendall Churro were trying to have a vacation in Augusta, Ga., when they came upon a case. Oliver Pope was charged with starting the city's 1970 riot. He claimed innocence. If he didn't start it, what did?