Hillary’s Story
Strom Thurmond served in the Senate for nearly half a century and fought against civil rights and integration. BUT when he dies, a secret from his past comes to light highlighting his hypocrisy.

Tina’s Story
In 2016, Megan Barry made history as the first woman mayor of Nashville. BUT when Barry gets a little too close to her security guard, rumors run rampant and reveal more than an affair at play.

Sources
Hillary's Story
The New York Times
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, Child of Famous but Secret Father, Dies at 87--by William Yardley

Politico
Thurmond wins Senate race as write-in candidate: Nov. 2, 1954--by Andrew Glass

Slate
The Legend of Strom's Remorse--by Timothy Noah

South Carolina ETA
Strom Thurmond--via YouTube

The Takeaway
The Racist Filibuster We Can't Afford to Forget

United States Senate
Strom Thurmond: A Featured Biography

The Washington Post
Strom Thurmond's black daughter: a symbol of America's complicated racial history--by Mary C. Curtis

Wikipedia
Strom Thurmond

WLRN
How Did Strom Thurmond Last Through His 24-Hour Filibuster?--by Mark Memmott

Photos
Strom Thurmond Monument--via One Columbia SC
Strom Thurmond in 1984--from Getty via WNYC Studios
Essie Mae Washington-Williams--via Kitsap Sun

Tina's Story
The Advocate
Nashville Passes Nondiscrimination Ordinance--by Julie Bolcer

The Daily Mail
Nashville Mayor was caught on camera in early morning cemetery visits with her bodyguard lover while he claimed overtime and 'nude photos were found on his work phone'

Fox17 WZTV Nashville
Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry lands teaching spot at Fisk University--by Caitlyn Shelton
Nashville police chief calls Sgt. Forrest's guilty plea 'betrayal of the citizens'--by Katie Grunik

Heavy
Robert Forrest: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know--by Ellyn Santiago

Inside Edition
Video Shows Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's Repeated Visits to Cemetery With Her Bodyguard Lover

Nashville Business Journal
Ethics exec Barry throws hat in ring for Metro Council seat

Nashville.gov
Mayor Megan Barry Amended Executive Order Number 012

The Nashville Edit
Silver Linings--by Katie Crosslin

NBC News
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigns in felony plea deal after affair with bodyguard

The New York Times
Megan Barry, Nashville Mayor, Pleads Guilty to Theft and Agrees to Resign--by Richard Fausset and Mitch Smith

News Channel 5 Nashville
How Much Did Affair Cost Taxpayers? Audit Can't Say--by Phil Williams
Nude Pics Discovered During Investigation Of Nashville Mayor--Phil Williams
Robert Forrest, Mayor's Former Bodyguard, Pleads Guilty To Theft

Tennessean
Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry got her criminal record expunged
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigns from office as part of guilty plea to felony theft charge
Robert Forrest, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's former security chief?

Tennessee Lookout
Megan Barry: Life after public office--by Rob Dobie

The Tennessee Star
Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s Past Criminal Behavior Formally Expunged from the Record--by Chris Butler

WKRN
Rob Forrest will get less pension after affair with former mayor Megan Barry

WPLN News
Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Hopes Her ‘Worst Day’ Inspires Others--BLAKE FARMER

Photos
Megan Barry Mugshot--from Metro Nashville Police Department via USA Today
Megan Barry Resigns--screenshot via ABC News
Rob Forrest--via Fox 17 News

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Roy McGrath was once a highly respected political figure, BUT when he was awarded a controversial severance package, he faced public scrutiny and he tarnished his reputation.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Baltimore Sun
Feds searching for former Maryland governor’s top aide after he does not appear for his trial
New Hogan chief of staff got six-figure payout as he left Maryland Environmental Service to work for governor
On top of severance, Maryland Environmental Service paid director $55K in expenses as he left to lead Hogan staff
Search for fugitive Roy McGrath continues a week after federal fraud trial absence

CBS News
FBI investigating death of fugitive Roy McGrath
Fugitive Roy McGrath, Maryland governor's ex-chief of staff, dead after "agent-involved shooting" with FBI--by Caitlin Yilek and Jordan Freiman
Roy McGrath, Maryland governor's ex-chief of staff, dead after manhunt--by Caitlin Yilek

FBI.GOV
The FBI Is Offering a $10,000 Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of Fugitive Roy C. McGrath

NBC Washington
FBI Raids Home of Larry Hogan's Ex-Chief of Staff as Manhunt Continues--by Lea Skene

Slate
The Weird Story of the Nerdy Maryland Bureaucrat Who Died in a Confrontation With the FBI--by Ben Mathis-Lilley

Wikipedia
Roy McGrath

Photos
Roy McGrath--from Maryland GovPics via Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0)
Former Governor Hogan--from Maryland GovPics via Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0)
McGrath Wanted Poster--from US Marshals Service via Reuters

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Hillary’s Story
Throughout his career, shock jock Howard Stern fought for free speech against the FCC. BUT he shocks everyone when he runs for governor of New York.

Tina’s Story
In June 1964, three civil rights activists made their way to investigate a firebombed church in Mississippi. BUT when no one hears from them for days, everyone fears the worst.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Independent
The Candidate Has Landed--by Kevin Jackson

Los Angeles Times
Howard Stern Ends Bid for Governor; Won’t Divulge Data

Method Shop
Howard Stern For Governor? A Look Back At The Shock Jock’s 1994 Run For Governor Of New York State--by Jay Frank Wilson

The New York Times
Gov. Howard Stern? Some Fail to See Humor--by Todd S. Purdum

The Things
The Truth About Howard Stern's Run For Governor--by Dylan Parker

UPI
Howard Stern quits N.Y. gov race--By TRACEY L. MILLER

The Washington Post
What Howard Stern for governor can teach us about Donald Trump--by Amber Phillips

Wikipedia
Howard Stern
1994 New York gubernatorial election

YouTube
COMEDY CENTRAL-HOWARD STERN FOR GOVERNOR-1994-Part 1
Howard Stern for Governor on Hard Copy (1994)

Photos
Stern at Press Conference--Photo by Ted Van Pelt via Method Shop
Stern at Press Conference with Robin Quivers--by Chrystyna Czajkowsky, AP via USA Today
Gov Pataki and Stern at bill signing--Photo by Kathy Willens, AP via Shutterstock

Tina's Story
Associated Press
Man convicted of 3 killing civil rights workers dies in jail--By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and REBECCA SANTANA
Facts about Mississippi Sovereignty Commission

The Atlantic
The Cost of Closing the ‘Mississippi Burning’ Murder Case--by Juleyka Lantigua-Williams

Biography
Andrew Goodman

CBS News
Case files and photos from 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders of civil rights workers made public for first time

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner

FBI History
Mississippi Burning

Ferris State University
MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER, JAMES EARL CHANEY, AND ANDREW GOODMAN

History
Slain Civil Rights Workers Found

James Earl Chaney Foundation
James Earl Chaney

Metropolitan District Commission
The New York Times
The Blessing and Burden of Being John Lewis--by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

NPR: The Two Way
Officials Close Investigation Into 1964 'Mississippi Burning' Killings--by Camila Domonoske

Penn Live
Ku Klux Klansman arrested 15 years ago in murder case that inspired ‘Mississippi Burning’--by Deb Kiner

PBS: An American Experience
Murder in Mississippi

SNCC Digital
Bodies of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner discovered

Stanford University -Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Congress of Racial Equality

Teen Vogue
The Mississippi Burning Murders Changed Civil Rights History--by Alexa Stevens

University of Missouri Kansas City
Michael Schwerner

Zinn Education Project
June 21, 1964: Three Civil Rights Workers Murdered in Mississippi

Photos
Missing Photo--via FBI (Public Domain)
Remains Found--via FBI (Public Domain)
CORE Vigil Photo--via Zinn Education Project
Chaney Obituary--via City University of New York Archives

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