My question is why can southern states, who lost the Civil War, get away with having holidays and memorials to those who rebelled against the USA? Clint Smith, writing for The Atlantic, says, “I was struck by the many people I met who believe a version of history that rests on well-documented falsehoods. For so many of…
Read More Traitors Celebrated?October 29, 2020 By Jessica Mendoza Multimedia reporter; Samantha Laine Perfas Story Team Leader [This is one of a series of articles/podcasts in the Christian Science Monitor.] As Tulsa, Oklahoma, gears up to commemorate the 1921 race massacre, a new generation of Tulsans are finding ways to make the story of Black Wall Street their own. What can the country…
Read More Tulsa’s Black Wall Street burned. These artists have a new vision (audio).