ahmism@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•'Let's not tie it to skin color': Oklahoma superintendent says racism not to blame for infamous Tulsa massacreEnglish
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1 year agoGiven the intentions of Ryan Walters for Oklahoma schools, this might be as good of a place as any to mention the Greenwood Rising museum, opened in Tulsa in 2021 for the 100th anniversary of the massacre. It’s an absolutely fantastic place.
From talking with people who went through the OK public school system, this history hasn’t really been given much attention even prior to the latest shenanigans. It boggles the mind to think that thousands of black residents of Tulsa were rounded up and interned around town, and the incident wasn’t even included in the state curriculum for 80 years.
Right by the lake is also, IMHO, the best angle from which to view Chicago’s impressive skyline. I miss it all the time.