Just in case you think the #TulsaRaceMassacre is a singular event that never happened elsewhere, think again.
There is Wilmington, SC, where 2000 armed white men razed Black businesses and shot 60 Black men in the streets and overturned the local govt
groveatlantic.com/book/wilmingto…
There is Wilmington, SC, where 2000 armed white men razed Black businesses and shot 60 Black men in the streets and overturned the local govt
groveatlantic.com/book/wilmingto…
Then there is Colfax where a riot overthrew the local government (Blacks were elected) and razed the town, and somewhere between 60 - 150 Black people were killed AFTER they surrendered. AND to make it more toxic, a memorial remains to this day honoring the white murderers
Here's the evil memorial honoring the riot as the end of "carpetbag misrule" 
Then there is the Rosewood Massacre, so horrible FL actually paid some reparations
theguardian.com/us-news/2016/j…
theguardian.com/us-news/2016/j…
The Elaine Massacre - And this is sick-making. Whites murdered over 200 Black people and then put Black people on trial for it.
smithsonianmag.com/history/death-…
smithsonianmag.com/history/death-…
I am going to stop because in a way this feels like inflicting trauma on Black people - reminding them of the many ways this country has harmed them. I always wonder where the balance lies.
We need to know our history. We need to know what we did so we stop thinking white supremacy is rooted in ignorance. It is rooted in evil, in conscious choice. We choose white supremacy because it's easier than fight for change
