In 1946, Orson Welles, the director of Citizen Kane, was at the height of his fame. At the time, he had a national radio show called Orson Welles Commentaries on ABC. After a year on the radio, discussing politics and Hollywood, Welles heard of a shocking crime. It was the end of World War Two. A Black soldier, heading home, was brutally beaten by a white police officer in South Carolina. No one knew the identity of the police officer. No one even knew the town where it happened.&nbsp; Welles pledged to solve the mystery&hellip; on the air... Today, we&rsquo;re bringing you a special episode from the Radio Diaries Podcast and their new series,&nbsp;Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier. It&rsquo;s the story of a crime in a small, southern town&hellip;that became a spark for the budding civil rights movement. To find out more, go to <a href="http://radiodiaries.org">radiodiaries.org</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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