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Someone watched the new Watchmen show! The Tulsa Race Riot is the nastiest incident in America's nasty history of racism, and it's not as long ago as one might
by pwinnski 7y ago
Someone watched the new Watchmen show!
The Tulsa Race Riot is the nastiest incident in America's nasty history of racism, and it's not as long ago as one might hope.
Personally, I hope America one day fully comes to terms with her history, rather than continually sweeping things under the rug, leaving people uneducated about history innocently asking why others, educated about history, can't just "get over it."
- taurath 7y agoGrowing up I never heard of it. It’s crazy how well it’s been swept under the rug.
- pwinnski 7y agoSome years back, I decided to dig into stuff completely counter to what I'd learned growing up. And sure enough, most of it seemed really crazy, not reality-based at all. At first. But I kept reading, and sometimes I'd look up other--more mainstream--books to see if such-and-such was even true. Over the long haul, it really dramatically changed how I view... everything. It took a long time and a lot of reading, so I'm not surprised when I see people respond with disbelief and dismissal to things I (now) know are definitely true. After all, schools are generally operated by and supportive of some central authority or another (government, church, etc), so it's not really in their interests to teach us to question authority. Plus, reality is exhausting and sad.
- sp332 7y agoNot only that it happened, but that no one was held accountable. The restitution so far has been a memorial and a few hundred college scholarships? The article mentions some "economic development" as well but the source is paywalled.