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cayugafalls

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48. Only by a couple weeks...

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 01:05 PM

Jun 2020

I started doing a lot of soul searching and research once the protests started and that included a lot of history reading.

I read first of Rosewood and that started me down the rabbit hole.

The Elaine Massacre, The Atlanta Race Riots, The Red Summer, The East St. Louis Massacre, etc...there is so much more.

We moved to Texas when I was 10 from Florida so my education was quite lacking in American history.

Edited to add link to the Elaine Massacre;

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Had you heard of the Tulsa massacre before Idiot announced his rally? [View all] MoonRiver Jun 2020 OP

Absolutely. PTWB Jun 2020 #1

Well, I was raised in TX, so there's that. MoonRiver Jun 2020 #4

Me to but I knew about it for 15 years. TexasProgresive Jun 2020 #47

Somehow I missed it. MoonRiver Jun 2020 #64

Of course Maru Kitteh Jun 2020 #2

Yes. Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #3

Yes, but not ages ago. Mike 03 Jun 2020 #5

No, in my lily white existence I did not ever hear about it. a kennedy Jun 2020 #6

Yes. Liberal Jesus Freak Jun 2020 #7

I think that is how I learned about it, too. murielm99 Jun 2020 #13

Yes. I watch PBS documentaries Walleye Jun 2020 #8

Yup.. This. But, I love history and watch lots of documentaries. Many don't. hlthe2b Jun 2020 #18

Yes - from PBS northoftheborder Jun 2020 #23

Same here. Zoonart Jun 2020 #36

Same. (n/t) SMC22307 Jun 2020 #53

Yes. Squinch Jun 2020 #9

Yes, called "Greenwood" massacre marybourg Jun 2020 #10

Jelly Anne Conaway called it the Bowling Green Massacre Pachamama Jun 2020 #27

I actually learned about it here on DU several years ago. Love this place. panader0 Jun 2020 #11

Yep. Maybe 10 years ago. Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #12

Yes, but only some months(?)ago when a DU'er posted about it. I don't know how to search for the OP. SaveOurDemocracy Jun 2020 #14

Yes, but TDale313 Jun 2020 #15

same here Terry_M Jun 2020 #54

Likewise. teamster633 Jun 2020 #77

Never heard abt it inTulsa public schools (grad 57) bobbieinok Jun 2020 #16

Same, I went to Tulsa and OKC schools, lived in OK 38 years. Just learned of this 15 years ago. txwhitedove Jun 2020 #79

Yes, and a couple of years later in Florida, Rosewood was completely destroyed still_one Jun 2020 #17

I heard, but you can blame Texas if you hadn't Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #19

Yes, but only here on DU years ago. Lars39 Jun 2020 #20

No, never heard of it, honestly. Takket Jun 2020 #21

I loaned my horse to a friend in the 1980s for a Juneteenth parade in Amarillo UpInArms Jun 2020 #49

I had, but only recently. I was aware for a long time that there had been The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #22

I first learned about it from watching "Watchmen" on HBO. ego_nation Jun 2020 #24

Same here. I couldn't believe it had really happened. So Shameful for our Country. OverBurn Jun 2020 #69

No but I'm grateful we're learning now. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #25

Yes LeftInTX Jun 2020 #26

Nope. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #28

Sadly....No Pachamama Jun 2020 #29

yes handmade34 Jun 2020 #30

Yes. The first time I read "Jazz" by Toni Morrison. planetc Jun 2020 #31

Same here. n/t Philostopher Jun 2020 #44

Yes Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #32

Yes The Blue Flower Jun 2020 #33

Yes but I'm a History Buff Stallion Jun 2020 #34

Yes, but not in HS or college. nt Hortensis Jun 2020 #35

Yes UpInArms Jun 2020 #37

I had. But it was NOT because it was taught in schools. Nor was Juneteenth CousinIT Jun 2020 #38

Yes, but not in grade school, high school, or college classes. Quemado Jun 2020 #39

Yep. I knew about Juneteenth, too. GoCubsGo Jun 2020 #40

Yes. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #41

Yes, but not in school. trackfan Jun 2020 #42

Some years ago struggle4progress Jun 2020 #43

Yes. Sunsky Jun 2020 #45

See "watchmen" on hbo. unblock Jun 2020 #46

Only by a couple weeks... cayugafalls Jun 2020 #48

Yes, but not until around 1997 when "Rosewood" came out JHB Jun 2020 #50

Yes, but only because I researched a possible move to Tulsa. Luciferous Jun 2020 #51

Yes. On PBS. (n/t) SMC22307 Jun 2020 #52

Yes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #55

Yes. Many times. Jirel Jun 2020 #56

I had. Vogon_Glory Jun 2020 #57

Yes, but I was a history major essme Jun 2020 #58

Yes. Liberal In Texas Jun 2020 #59

Yes. Not in school, of course... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #60

Yes, but not in anyof my schooling Dagstead Bumwood Jun 2020 #61

Yes. History buff Maeve Jun 2020 #62

Yup Magoo48 Jun 2020 #63

Yes Solly Mack Jun 2020 #65

Yes but just barely even though I lived in Tulsa for several years TlalocW Jun 2020 #66

Looked it up after hearing it mentioned by a BLM activist jmg257 Jun 2020 #67

Yes. n/t area51 Jun 2020 #68

No - You Cannot Hear About Something Before It Happens.... usedtobedemgurl Jun 2020 #70

Yes. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #71

I had heard about it cherish44 Jun 2020 #72

Yes malaise Jun 2020 #73

Yeah, but only recently. And only because of the tv show Watchmen. Iggo Jun 2020 #74

Yes. I learned about it back in the 1960s. MineralMan Jun 2020 #75

Yes live love laugh Jun 2020 #76

Yes, but I read a lot of history Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #78

Yes. The history of it has been discussed for years. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #80

Yes.... electric_blue68 Jun 2020 #81

I graduated High School in 1981 OriginalGeek Jun 2020 #82

Yes. RichardRay Jun 2020 #83

Yes, i learned of it in the 60s from my dad. dmr Jun 2020 #84

Yes... Deuce Jun 2020 #85

Yes, decades ago from my dad dmr Jun 2020 #86