Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The Arkansas Delta is known as the deepest part of the Deep South. We traveled up the Mississippi River through one of the most misunderstood regions in the country to see what life was like.

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0:00 Intro
1:00 Our Journey
1:22 Arkansas City
5:00 Gillett
9:31 Ethel
12:08 St. Charles
13:54 Elaine and Sharecropping
16:07 Helena

Episode #103
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