MCCAYSVILLE, GEORGIA | I researched and wrote this episode, which tells the story of more than 200 babies, known as the “Hicks Babies,” sold by Dr. Thomas Hicks from the back of the Hicks Community Clinic during the 1950s and 1960s. Until his actions came to light, he was a respected and beloved doctor in town, known for helping everyone…often taking things like a sack of potatoes in return for payment. Some town residents defend his actions to this day, but the “Hicks Babies,” as they became known, are still struggling to find their birth mothers and come to terms with their origins and the damage Hicks did by keeping his practice shrouded in mystery.
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