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  1. JadeB

    Morbid question but did anyone here had an ancestor that was lynched or survived one?

    I was watching documentaries on the Tulsa pogrom and seeing elderly survivors of that event is just insane to me. And it got me thinking if there's anyone on the Coli that has a family history of being victims of racial violence. Also, how come I never heard of any cac that had a grandparent...
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  2. mattw1313

    Greenwood in Tulsa wasn't killed off by the riots, but by integration and government policies

    this is the part of the story they still don't like to talk about: Greenwood was rebuilt after the riots, and then destroyed again. After all the destruction and loss of life, what survived the 1921 attack in the Greenwood district proved the most valuable and enduring in the neighborhood’s...
  3. you're NOT "n!ggas"

    "The Massacre Of Black Wall Street" -- The Atlantic releases comicbook style article

    The Massacre of Black Wall Street No point in really quoting the article seeing how most are already familiar with the event and it's meant to be visual. Not sure how I feel about this approach... :jbhmm:
  4. you're NOT "n!ggas"

    $30 million project aims to tell story of Black Wall St.

    TULSA, Okla. — Construction on the new “Greenwood Rising: The Legacy of Black Wall Street" is close to getting underway. The $30 million project will create a Greenwood Historical Center and renovate the current Greenwood Cultural Center. All commemorating the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the...
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