The Mississippi State “Lunatic Asylum” opened its doors in 1855, right before the Civil War. That timing would shape the next 80 years of the old asylum’s life. Almost 30,000 patients would pass through its doors. We know some of their stories, but what about the old asylum’s? Episode 4 tells the history of Mississippi’s first state hospital, the promises that were made -- and why they were broken. And Dr. Jennifer Mack reveals that not everything that got buried in the Yazoo Clay stayed a secret.

<p>The Mississippi State &ldquo;Lunatic Asylum&rdquo; opened its doors in 1855, right before the Civil War. That timing would shape the next 80 years of the old asylum&rsquo;s life. Almost 30,000 patients would pass through its doors. We know some of their stories, but what about the old asylum&rsquo;s? Episode 4 tells the history of Mississippi&rsquo;s first state hospital, the promises that were made -- and why they were broken. And Dr. Jennifer Mack reveals that not everything that got buried in the Yazoo Clay stayed a secret.</p>

Under Yazoo Clay dives deep into the generations of family secrets around Mississippi’s former “lunatic asylum.” In 2012, a construction crew in Jackson, Mississippi discovered human remains at the site of the state’s university hospital. They would eventually turn out to be one of over 7,000 patients, who had died at the old asylum and been buried on its grounds. Reporter Larrison Campbell travels to Jackson to meet the families trying to get answers about their ancestors. And she tries to understand just how this “forgotten” chapter of history came to be forgotten.

<p>Under Yazoo Clay dives deep into the generations of family secrets around Mississippi&rsquo;s former &ldquo;lunatic asylum.&rdquo; In 2012, a construction crew in Jackson, Mississippi discovered human remains at the site of the state&rsquo;s university hospital. They would eventually turn out to be one of over 7,000 patients, who had died at the old asylum and been buried on its grounds. Reporter Larrison Campbell travels to Jackson to meet the families trying to get answers about their ancestors. And she tries to understand just how this &ldquo;forgotten&rdquo; chapter of history came to be forgotten.</p>

Under Yazoo Clay

Ever True to Thee

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