The fact that so many people learned about Tulsa from HBO's "Watchmen" (and originally incorrectly assumed it to be fiction) was absolutely eye-opening.
Reposted from Sherrilyn Ifill
Before folks start comparing this to European autocracies, pause and ask why so many folks - Black and white - didn’t know about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Or the Wilmington Coup. Or the Colfax Massacre. Or the Elaine, Arkansas massacre.

Erasure has been a key tactic of white supremacy. Right here.

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