Tulsa Race Massacre 1921--opening sequence to HBO's series Watchmen. Have you seen it?

[bobbieinok]

Being discussed on PZ Meyers' blog pharyngula

[DavidDvorkin]

1. It's excellent

That opening sequence was very well done.

The show is strange and intriguing and pulled us in.

[kairos12]

2. I did see it. It is quite disturbing.

[TheRealNorth]

3. In the episode, I initially thought the biplanes were over-dramatization

But it really happened.

[NCLefty]

4. I grabbed my phone and started Googling while the scene was playing.

I was like "Is this real, per chance??" :/

[Blue_Tires]

5. I'm shocked personally to see so many hearing about it for the first time.

[bobbieinok]

6. Grew up in Tulsa, HS grad 57. Zero mention!!

In late 90s I checked a recently published book on black history in US, an encyclopedia I think. Zero mention.

When I talked to a black colleague here in Tulsa and said this had never been mentioned, she just looked at me and said 'Well, R-----, we in the black community have ALWAYS known about this!

[Blue_Tires]

8. FWIW, I learned about it in 1991 or 92

which would have been 9th or 10th grade history. We didn't go really far in depth, but we did touch on it.

[bobbieinok]

7. Scott Ellsworth's book published in 82 was the1st real mention in the local and national white world

He was maybe 1st to publish fact that the local paper's call for whites to show up at the city jail where the 'suspect black guy' was being held-----disappeared from all archives!!! Ie 'from the record'!!

When Philly city government bombed Move apartments, either Time or Newsweek said it was the 2nd time a city government had bombed some of its residents. The 1st time was during the Tulsa Race Riot!

For a long time it was denied that any bombing occured. I guess evidence finally silenced the doubters.

[cemaphonic]

9. The weird thing is that there's another upcoming HBO show that involves the Tulsa Riot.

Interesting, (and unfortunate) how a long-buried bit of history can become topical and relevant again after nearly a century.

[bobbieinok]

11. I think there's a movie in the works to be released in 2021!

[pecosbob]

10. Should be required reading in every American high school.

A People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn 1980

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People's_History_of_the_United_States