The Story

Robert Hinton grew up near an old mansion off a highway in Raleigh, N.C. - never knowing that his own ancestors had once been slaves there. Godfrey Cheshire's ancestors were the slave owners - and he grew up playing games in the spooky old house. A few years ago, the two men came together after Godfrey learned that the house was going to be moved to a different location.Also, another in our series of listener stories about when politics became personal.

Over the past century, forced sterilization was practiced in many states. In North Carolina, authorities sterilized poor and disabled people into the 1970’s. Last week, the Foundation for Justice for Sterilization Victims in North Carolina gathered testimony from victims. A task force will soon decide on compensation for an estimated 7,600 people who lost the ability to have children. W.C. Lynch was sterilized by the state, and today he tells his story.

Do tacky lawyer ads bring down the profession or make it more accessible? Sean Cole explores the subterranean thicket of law and advertising.

Before the U.S. Olympic Hockey team came out of nowhere to win gold in 1980, there was the 1960 U.S. Team. Dick Meredith was one of the players. They were not expected to even medal at the games, but the team went undefeated, and captured the gold. Also in this show: The Will To Win - An Update