Elaine, Arkansas...History Forgotten/Hidden

[Herbert77060]

Reliving the brutal Elaine Massacre 100 years later

American streets ran with blood in 1919. In the small town of Elaine, Arkansas, racial tensions turned brutally violent after African-American sharecroppers tried to unionize. A staggering 237 peop…

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[JROCK]

Reliving the brutal Elaine Massacre 100 years later

American streets ran with blood in 1919. In the small town of Elaine, Arkansas, racial tensions turned brutally violent after African-American sharecroppers tried to unionize. A staggering 237 peop…

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Wicked....Thanks for sharing.

 

[LAW DAWG]

Reliving the brutal Elaine Massacre 100 years later

American streets ran with blood in 1919. In the small town of Elaine, Arkansas, racial tensions turned brutally violent after African-American sharecroppers tried to unionize. A staggering 237 peop…

nypost.com

I stumbled upon a youtube video about that atrocity around six months ago. I intended to post it and forgot all about it. Thanks for the post because apparently it had completely slipped my mind. Noticing the year it happened reminded me of the Camp Logan riot here in Houston that took place in 1917.

What happened in Elaine on that day is the epitome of evil and puts before us what workers of iniquity look like at their worst.

 

[Mrwiregrass]

The case for reparations is growing stronger.

 

[96lioness]

Please forgive me for missing this @Herbert77060. I go to the library every Friday, too! I saw that at one of the smaller branches 2 weeks ago.



Glad to see it was remembered & honored here in LR!