Episode 84 (Homesteading)

Notes* I first came the story of Ross, North Dakota, while reading Muslims in America: A Short History, by Edward E. Curtis.* The full WPA interview with Mary Juma (and another member of the Ross community) can be found in Curtis’ The Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the United States.* A contemporary account of the Ross community can be found here. Music*The first bit is a loop from the opening of a song called I. Permafrost by a long-defunct band called Jerseyturnpike made up of a husband/wi...