The Riot

22/09/2021 11 min

Episode Synopsis

The Riot” is the first episode of The Waller Creek Series. In it, learn the history of human interaction with the creek, including the 1969 student protest against University of Texas’ destruction of natural creek banks. Henry Wells, an eye witness to the protest, tells his story 50 years on.
Editing by Addie Costello, Reporting by Anna Kay Reeves
Art by Ciara Casarez
Music by The Waller Creek Boys, a vinyl of never released recording of Janis Joplin and The Waller Creek Boys can be found at http://www.powellstjohn.com/store.html soon.

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