A limited podcast series by about the life of Wiley Jones. Born into slavery, sold with the furniture, thrown into war, and his rise to a self-made entrepreneur all while deep in the Jim Crow South. This series is a powerful example of finding success against the odds. The Arkansas Podcast Collaborative produces this series after over a year of deep research trying to piece together Wiley's life in the most comprehensive way ever told. With the help of experienced Black History experts, we finally have a full vision of what it must have been like for freed slaves building a community in a dangerous world.