The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson : NPR

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channel-detail-overview'><div class="col1"> <div id="res1131062430" class="bucketwrap image medium"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="" style=" --source-width: 1400; --source-height: 1400; " > <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s=800&c=15&f=png" data-original="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s=800&c=100&f=png" data-template="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="img lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s=800&c=15&f=png" data-original="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s=800&c=100&f=png" data-template="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="png" class="img lazyOnLoad" type="image/png" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s=800&c=15&f=png" data-original="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s=800&c=100&f=png" data-template="https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/icon_1131057028-0bff30b15efc105420dc14db9bd32edb6a8cad06.png?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="png" class="img lazyOnLoad" alt="The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='detail-overview-content col2'> <ul class="breadcrumb"> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts-and-shows/">Podcasts</a> <span class="arrow">></span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/2051/society-culture">Society & Culture</a> <span class="arrow">></span> </li> </ul> <header><h1>The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson</h1> <h2><a href='/podcasts/organizations/s188'>From Texas Public Radio</a></h2> </header> <p>On Oct. 13, 1976, East Texas voting rights activist Frank J. Robinson was mortally wounded from a shotgun blast to his head. When the police chief saw the body, he declared it looked like a murder — but days later he retracted his assessment. After a public inquest, Robinson's death was ruled a suicide. But a specter of doubt hangs over his death — so much so that even the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas questions the ruling. Robinson had won victories to promote and preserve the power of the Black vote in East Texas, and some say that's why he was killed. In Texas Public Radio's "The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson," reporter David Martin Davies investigates and finds new evidence about this mystery that haunts East Texas. This podcast is made possible in part by Texas A&M San Antonio.</p> <ul class="podcast-tools podcast-tools--alternate podcast-tools--1131057028"> <li> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/1651239340?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory" data-analytics-allow-facebook="data-analytics-allow-facebook" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"podcast","action":"podcast_follow_click","clickName":"itunes","clickType":"podcast follow button"}' class="podcast-tools__item podcast-tools__item--apple-podcasts">Apple Podcasts</a> </li> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-ghost-of-frank-j-robinson/rss.xml" data-analytics-allow-facebook="data-analytics-allow-facebook" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"podcast","action":"podcast_follow_click","clickName":"rss","clickType":"podcast follow button"}' class="podcast-tools__item podcast-tools__item--rss">RSS link</a> </li> </ul> <input type="hidden" id="title1131057028" value="The Ghost of Frank J. 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Dorothy shares the history of her grandmother, who was enslaved and how she came to Texas. And she explains why Frank insisted that voting rights was critically important to make change. </p> <article id="res1142145344" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Episode 5 – Dorothy's Story</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1142145342:1142145344","available":true,"duration":2184,"title":"Episode 5 \u2013 Dorothy\u0027s Story","audioUrl":"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s188\/audio\/2022\/12\/fjr-ep5-final-mix.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"","slug":"","program":"The Ghost of Frank J. 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Robinson, we go searching for the documents and records related to the investigation into his 1976 death and the public inquest. Time after time, those records are missing. But eventually a key Texas Rangers investigation report is uncovered and critical new information is revealed that sheds new light on this mystery. </p> <article id="res1139248822" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Episode 4 — 'A Questionable Death'</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1139248820:1139248822","available":true,"duration":3345,"title":"Episode 4 \u2014 \u0027A Questionable Death\u0027","audioUrl":"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s188\/audio\/2022\/11\/ghost-fjr-ep-4.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"","slug":"","program":"The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson","affiliation":"Texas Public Radio","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":true,"hasAdsWizz":true,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s188/audio/2022/11/ghost-fjr-ep-4.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>55:45</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P55M,45S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">55:45</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"1139248820","mediaId":"1139248822","title":"Episode 4 \u2014 &#39;A Questionable Death&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s188/audio/2022/11/ghost-fjr-ep-4.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"1139248820","mediaId":"1139248822","title":"Episode 4 \u2014 &#39;A Questionable Death&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article><article class="item podcast-episode"> <div class="item-info"> <h3 class="episode-date"> <time datetime="2022-11-11"><span class="date">November 11, 2022</span></time> </h3> <h2 class="title">Episode 3–'The Weight of Evidence'</h2> <p class="teaser"> <time datetime="2022-11-11"><span class="date">November 11, 2022 • </span></time>Frank J. Robinson's widow Dorothy tells her story of learning about Frank's death and coming up to Palestine, Texas, to face questions. Police wanted to know if the shotgun found at the scene belonged to Frank. Dorothy points out the inconsistencies in the case that Frank died by his own hand. </p> <article id="res1136070210" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Episode 3–'The Weight of Evidence'</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1136070208:1136070210","available":true,"duration":2304,"title":"Episode 3\u2013\u0027The Weight of Evidence\u0027","audioUrl":"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s188\/audio\/2022\/11\/fjr-ep-3-weight-of-evidence.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"","slug":"","program":"The Ghost of Frank J. 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Robinson, and why would anyone want ...</h2> <p class="teaser"> <time datetime="2022-10-28"><span class="date">October 28, 2022 • </span></time>Frank J. Robinson's wife, Dorothy Robinson, remembers the moment she saw Frank's ghost and learned the important message he brought from the grave. Also, Robinson's courtroom ally Dave Richards, Gov. Ann Richards' former husband, explains how Robinson ended anti-Black gerrymandering and how the public inquest over Robinson's death was a farce. </p> <article id="res1132398065" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Episode 2 – The Making of a Mystery: Who was Frank J. Robinson, and why would anyone want ...</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1132398050:1132398065","available":true,"duration":2251,"title":"Episode 2 \u2013 The Making of a Mystery: Who was Frank J. 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Also, we hear about the unusual honor for Robinson connecting him with The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. </p> <article id="res1132398070" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Episode 1 – A funny thing happened on the way back from the funeral</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1132398068:1132398070","available":true,"duration":772,"title":"Episode 1 \u2013 A funny thing happened on the way back from the funeral","audioUrl":"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s188\/audio\/2022\/10\/fjr-ep1-for-posting.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"","slug":"","program":"The Ghost of Frank J. 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Robinson</h2> <p class="teaser"> <time datetime="2022-10-20"><span class="date">October 20, 2022 • </span></time>The iconic civil rights leader's 1976 death led to probes by the Texas attorney general, the FBI, and others. But all documents that might have proven he was murdered appeared to have vanished. In the Ghost of Frank J. Robinson podcast, reporter David Martin Davies investigates and finds new evidence about this mystery that haunts East Texas. </p> <article id="res1131062468" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Introducing The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1131062436:1131062468","available":true,"duration":92,"title":"Introducing The Ghost of Frank J. 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