It wasn’t only Tulsa

Repost of our episode on Stolen History

America has historically had a short attention span when it comes to racial inequality.  There has been a tendency to get riled up over episodes of intolerable racism, but (1) allowing the righteous indignation to fade over time, and (2) ignoring the common, everyday denials of human dignity and equality.  Jim Crow and white supremacy have a large, extended family. Sometimes they have come on horses in the dark of night. Sometimes they have worn suits and sat in large government or corporate buildings.  Too often, “outrageous” racial incidents begin to shape the narrative and define the limits of tolerance, allowing other forms of racism to recede from the discussion.

So, yes, let’s remember Tulsa, but it wasn’t just Tulsa

In this episode, the hosts explore how historical incidents of violence against Black communities, (such as the Tulsa and Rosewood massacres) are lost, minimized, or sanitized when the narrative is controlled by persons who place less value on the lives of people in those communities.

For more information on some of the massacres in podcast here are some resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_racial_violence_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood_massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocoee_massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_riot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre