From 31 May through 1 June 1921 the Tulsa Massacre took place. Deputized whites killed more than 300 African Americans. They looted and burned to the ground 40 square blocks of 1,265 African American homes, including hospitals, schools, and churches, and destroyed 150 businesses.
White deputies and members of the National Guard arrested and detained 6,000 Black Tulsans who were released only upon being vouched for by a white employer or other white citizen. 1/2
Nine thousand African Americans were left homeless and lived in tents well into the winter of 1921.
This assault was met by a brave but unsuccessful armed defence of their community by some Black World War I veterans and others. 2/2
Shocking. And the same racist, fascist bastards are still running the country
White males seem to need someone to blame for challenging how they view their own superiority. As evidenced by their war on the rights of Blacks, immigrants, Hispanics, women, trans, the homeless, the poor, seniors, veterans, children, people with disabilities, etc.
A similar event for those unaware is the Wilmington Massacre, in which a white mob carried out a successful coup against a bi-racial local government.
The mob formed to make a "white declaration of independence" then roamed in gangs killing black people, destroying black businesses.
It's an example of why Reconstruction failed to go far enough in stopping confederates from coming back into power and why in our time now "forgive and forget" won't be enough.
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