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b112today at 8:00 AM5 repliesview on HN

There were too many successful black men

That's absolutely not what Wikipedia says. There was indeed a horrible massacre, but why do you feel the need to falsify the reasons?


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rectangtoday at 8:24 AM

The broader theme of antagonism to Black success motivating the thoroughness of the destruction is a common observation about Tulsa.

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pmc123today at 2:35 PM

> but why do you feel the need to falsify the reasons

because there's an ideology that must be upheld for the agenda

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gzreadtoday at 2:18 PM

Read between the lines.

Frickentoday at 8:04 AM

>Mobs of white residents, some of whom had been armed and appointed as deputies by city government officials, attacked black residents and their homes and businesses. The attackers burned and destroyed more than 35 square blocks of the neighborhood—at the time, one of the wealthiest black communities in the United States, colloquially known as "Black Wall Street.

What part of this paragpraph are you having a hard time with?

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Muromectoday at 10:48 AM

Would you feel bad if it was actually true? Would it pose even a minor inconvenience for your life if that was exactly the case? What's the problem anyway.