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The Red Summer 1917-1923
The U.S. was gripped by a reign of racial terror after World War I, when whites rose up to quash prosperous Black communities from Tulsa to DC
Read the memories of the few survivors
- National Geographic https://apple.news/AZgQzwUDzSi-OH8E50FKYlw
The Red Summer 1917-1923
The U.S. was gripped by a reign of racial terror after World War I, when whites rose up to quash prosperous Black communities from Tulsa to DC
Read the memories of the few survivors
- National Geographic https://apple.news/AZgQzwUDzSi-OH8E50FKYlw
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Fire and fury fueled massacres in at least 26 cities, including Washington, D.C.
Chicago, IL
Omaha, NE
Elaine, AR
Charleston, SC
Columbia, TN
Houston, TX
Tulsa, OK
all-Black town of Rosewood, Florida
The Elaine Massacre, 9/30/19 left 800 Black People dead
Fire and fury fueled massacres in at least 26 cities, including Washington, D.C.
Chicago, IL
Omaha, NE
Elaine, AR
Charleston, SC
Columbia, TN
Houston, TX
Tulsa, OK
all-Black town of Rosewood, Florida
The Elaine Massacre, 9/30/19 left 800 Black People dead
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The motivation was to punish African Americans for economic success & take it away
The motivation was to punish African Americans for economic success & take it away
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The Elaine Massacre ending
The Elaine Massacre ending
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In conclusion:
White men had to do this in order to keep alive the notion that the Black man is Less. Such prosperity as Greenwood, OK & Rosewood, FL could not be allowed to stand as evidence that the Blacks are in fact equal & able to elevate themselves to such
In conclusion:
White men had to do this in order to keep alive the notion that the Black man is Less. Such prosperity as Greenwood, OK & Rosewood, FL could not be allowed to stand as evidence that the Blacks are in fact equal & able to elevate themselves to such
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affluence, wherewithal & autonomy.
Some called it the rise of the “New Negro,” no longer subservient to white people.
If only....
#BlackLivesMatter
#Peace
#PeacefulProtest
You want to really understand why POC, you/we are protesting read this article #History
affluence, wherewithal & autonomy.
Some called it the rise of the “New Negro,” no longer subservient to white people.
If only....
#BlackLivesMatter
#Peace
#PeacefulProtest
You want to really understand why POC, you/we are protesting read this article #History
