9: Vietnamese Fishermen v. the KKK [Encore]

Описание: In 1981, militant Klansmen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux...)  in East Texas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Texas)  waged a terror campaign against recently immigrated Vietnamese fishermen (https://apaba-dc.org/event-3903944)  who were trying to make a living near Galveston Bay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvest...) . As tensions heated up, some began to label the conflict a “race war (https://apnews.com/article/donald-tru...) .” But a legal argument (https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-jus...)  brought justice to the vulnerable community of Vietnamese refugees. Join us we take you on a journey through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico featuring 87-year-old South Vietnamese army colonel, Nguyen Van Nam (https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net...) ; his son Michael; and acclaimed author Kirk Johnson (http://kirkwjohnson.com/) . Host Eddie Robinson (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/st...)  also chats with the prosecuting attorney of the case (https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/...) , David Berg (https://www.bafirm.com/attorney/david...) , as well as the lawyer representing the Ku Klux Klan–Sam Adamo (https://samadamolaw.com/nationally-re...) .

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