![]() ![]() In his first major work of nonfiction, How the Word is Passed, poet, scholar and Atlantic Magazine staff writer Clint Smith seeks out this troubling history to understand the stories America tells itself about who we are through what is remembered. ![]() This all points to a desire to present a white-centered view of American history - to erase the oppression of Black Americans and the history of white supremacy and white violence. Today, as writers, scholars, and activists push back against this erasure of Black history, conservative white Americans in power have responded with a push to make learning about this "critical race history" illegal - along with sweeping anti-voting rights legislation. But this history is generally not taught in schools. ![]() Tulsa was not the only site of white violence against Black communities in the early 20th century. As many as 300 Black Americans were killed, many more were injured, and 35 blocks of the city were destroyed, with damages amounting to what would be more than $20 million today. One hundred years ago, from May 31 through June 1, 1921, a group of white police officers organized white citizens in an attack on the Black residents of Tulsa, Okla., with both aircraft and ground forces. ![]() How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith ![]()
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