Silence In Sikeston
local, usa

The story of how the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright - and the failure of the first federal attempt to prosecute a lynching - continues to haunt a small Missouri city. In 2020, the past reverberates in the present in the police killing of a young Black father. SILENCE IN SIKESTON explores the necessary questions about history, trauma, silence and resilience in a community divided over 78 years.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 812

About Local, USA:

Local, USA features fascinating stories of diverse people, culled from public television stations and independent producers from across the country.


Watch Local, USA - Clips, Episodes & Previews


Future Broadcast times for "Local, USA": (show all)

Fri, Nov 14 5:00 A.M. Generations Stolen     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 14 11:00 A.M. Generations Stolen     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 14 2:00 P.M. Generations Stolen     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Nov 17 8:00 P.M. Firelighters: Fire Is Medicine     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Nov 18 1:00 A.M. Firelighters: Fire Is Medicine     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Nov 18 9:00 A.M. Firelighters: Fire Is Medicine     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Nov 23 5:00 A.M. Firelighters: Fire Is Medicine     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 28 5:00 A.M. Fire Tender     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 28 11:00 A.M. Fire Tender     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Nov 28 2:00 P.M. Fire Tender     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Dec 18 8:00 P.M. Public Enemies, Private Friends     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Dec 19 12:00 A.M. Public Enemies, Private Friends     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Dec 19 8:00 A.M. Public Enemies, Private Friends     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Dec 19 3:00 P.M. Public Enemies, Private Friends     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Dec 21 2:00 A.M. Public Enemies, Private Friends     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Dec 21 9:00 A.M. Public Enemies, Private Friends     NH World (11.3)


NHPBS Over-the-Air Broadcast

WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham

WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton

WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene

W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover

W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg

Cable and Satellite Channels


NHPBS Five Channels

NHPBS - 11.1

Explore - 11.2

World - 11.3

Create - 11.4

Kids - 11.5

All of our channels and NHK World Japan are streaming LIVE ONLINE and on the PBS App, available on most devices.

Learn More


 

Community Impact

NHPBS NHPBS Passport Passport

This Old House | E5 | Carolina Comeback | Out of the Mountains
Ask This Old House | E5 | Planting Arborvitae, Storage Rack | Ask This Old House
Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Phoenix 2025, Hour 2
American Masters | Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore [ASL]
Secrets of the Dead | The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
King of Them All: The Story of King Records | King of Them All
Austin City Limits | The Marías
Big Cats 24/7 | Succession
Maigret | Episode 1: The Lazy Burglar, Part 1
The Gold | Episode 1
Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan | Reclaiming Peru's Glaciers
The Caverns Sessions | The String Cheese Incident
Brian and Maggie | Episode 2
Great Performances | The Magic of Grace Bumbry
Hispanic Heritage Awards | 38th Hispanic Heritage Awards
Cook's Country | Italian-American Feast
America's Test Kitchen | Make-Ahead Masterclass
American Experience | The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)
Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect | Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect
Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs | Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs
POV | DRIVER
Unforgotten | Episode 2
The Marlow Murder Club | Episode 2
The Great American Recipe | The Grand Finale
Walking with Dinosaurs: A Viewer's Guide | Walking with Dinosaurs: A Viewer's Guide
Pompeii: The New Dig | House of Treasures
Professor T | Overboard
The Last Ecstatic Days | The Last Ecstatic Days
The Carnival of More Animals | The Carnival of More Animals
Atomic People | Atomic People
Cinema Nomad | Bosnia & Herzegovina
Wisdom Keepers: Healing a Divided People | John Vervaeke - Finding Meaning Through our Common Connections
The Future of Farming | The Future of Farming
Kerry: Tides of Time | Episode 1
Impossible Town | Impossible Town
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty | Rivalry