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Small Mercies

11 min read 13 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

In 1974 Boston, a Southie mother's search for her missing daughter forces her to confront the racism and mob violence tearing her community apart.

You’ll learn

  • How ordinary people become complicit in evil
  • The cost of tribal loyalty and silence
  • Racism as a tool of social control
  • The possibility of moral awakening