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smirkymonkey

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19. Just too horrible for words.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2019, 05:23 PM

Feb 2019

The best thing that can be done now is to make sure that this is not hidden or ignored. The truth of this massacre must go down as an essential part of taught history.

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An event in Black History that I bet few know about happened 100 years ago. [View all] sinkingfeeling Feb 2019 OP

It happened here in Central Texas, too. Really hard to find any trace of it in the records ... marble falls Feb 2019 #1

Is the incident you are referring to the Longview Race Riots? Anon-C Feb 2019 #3

No, we're about 200 miles south and west of Dallas. This went on all over Texas at about ... marble falls Feb 2019 #5

Its so sickening that this was happening all over America, makes me cry. lark Feb 2019 #2

Well said - ditto. iluvtennis Feb 2019 #16

They are indeed still fighting the Civil War down there.... Heartstrings Feb 2019 #4

Amazing how much black history gets blacked out. There's still "sunset" towns in Texas. marble falls Feb 2019 #6

Yes, I've been down Hwy 5 and it's beautiful. Most of Arkansas is. sinkingfeeling Feb 2019 #7

These massacres happened in the midwest too. It is horrifying. nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #8

We are still fighting the same enemy randr Feb 2019 #9

Not just there... The Conductor Feb 2019 #10

I'm truly sorry to hear this and it was hushed up. leanforward Feb 2019 #11

K&R nt backtoblue Feb 2019 #12

There were several large white led mob massacres in 1919. There was also one in Springfield SweetieD Feb 2019 #13

Don't leave out the "colonial states" 2naSalit Feb 2019 #14

Horrible. Can't say I'm surprised that happened in Arkansas. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #15

Thank you for posting this. Lonestarblue Feb 2019 #17

I only learned about this massacre last year. niyad Feb 2019 #18

Just too horrible for words. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #19

Thanks so much for this info. Karadeniz Feb 2019 #20

I have heard of this incident. And I wonder if all the 1919 incidents were a result of WWI GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #21