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How Did This Rural Town Become a Stop On the Chitlin’ Circuit?

In the Margins covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure, yet captivating tales that offer unique insights into their time and place.

How Did This Rural Town Become a Stop On the Chitlin’ Circuit?

Season 1 Episode 2 | 10m 49s | CC

So many towns across America created for and by Black Americans have vanished, but a few survive. How did Hobson City, Alabama—a small, rural town—survive 125 years and become a notable stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit? This episode explores one town's fight for independence from Jim Crow to today.

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