Arkansas: tree honoring 1919 Elaine Massacre victims cut down

[Tommy Tainant]

Arkansas: tree honoring 1919 Elaine Massacre victims cut down

Officials are investigating after someone cut down a willow tree that was planted earlier this year to honor the victims of the 1919 Elaine Massacre in eastern Arkansas.

The willow was planted in April in remembrance of the victims of the massacre, one of the largest racial mass killings in US history.

It occurred during the summer of 1919, when hundreds of African Americans died across the country, at the hands of white mob violence during what came to be known as the “Red Summer”.

Estimates of how many African Americans were killed in Elaine range from the low hundreds to more than 800, which would make it the deadliest such massacre in US history. Mass graves are thought to be situated around the town.

Events are planned for later next month to mark the 100th anniversary of the massacre. An Elaine Massacre Memorial will be unveiled, the committee behind it including descendants of those killed and those who carried out the killing.

This is all very sad, Will the President be attending the ceremony ?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The democrats ran Alabama in 1919

 

[Tommy Tainant]

The democrats ran Alabama in 1919

Yes, before the parties swapped sides.

 

[impuretrash]

The democrats ran Alabama in 1919

Yes, before the parties swapped sides.

Old timey democrats believed in many of the same ideas that animate the party today.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Why do you care Tammy, you don't even live here ?

 

[August West]

Why do you care Tammy, you don't even live here ?

I care about decency everywhere. Everybody should.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Why do you care Tammy, you don't even live here ?

Like all homosexuals he craves attention.

 

[pismoe]

tree was POSSIBLY cut down by the same people that planted it so as to make the news as a Headline Tommy . .

 

[SassyIrishLass]

The democrats ran Alabama in 1919

Yes, before the parties swapped sides.

When exactly did that happen? Nobody can answer that. Guess why

 

[progressive hunter]

The democrats ran Alabama in 1919

Yes, before the parties swapped sides.

THE PARTIES DIDNT SWAP SIDES,,,THE DEMS STILL CONSIDER BLACKS AS LESS THAN HUMAN

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The democrats ran Alabama in 1919

Yes, before the parties swapped sides.

FDR was a Republican? Really?

When did they "switch sides"?

Was LBJ a Republican?

Odd that a Welsh Jihadist worshiper is so heavily invested in the democrat party.

 

[Blues Man]

So a tree planted to commemorate the victims f a massacre almost no one knows about was cut down

And I'm supposed to care why?

 

[westwall]

Arkansas: tree honoring 1919 Elaine Massacre victims cut down

Officials are investigating after someone cut down a willow tree that was planted earlier this year to honor the victims of the 1919 Elaine Massacre in eastern Arkansas.

The willow was planted in April in remembrance of the victims of the massacre, one of the largest racial mass killings in US history.

It occurred during the summer of 1919, when hundreds of African Americans died across the country, at the hands of white mob violence during what came to be known as the “Red Summer”.

Estimates of how many African Americans were killed in Elaine range from the low hundreds to more than 800, which would make it the deadliest such massacre in US history. Mass graves are thought to be situated around the town.

Events are planned for later next month to mark the 100th anniversary of the massacre. An Elaine Massacre Memorial will be unveiled, the committee behind it including descendants of those killed and those who carried out the killing.

This is all very sad, Will the President be attending the ceremony ?

What's the death of a memorial tree in the overall scheme of things, tainty? We now know that it is ok to topple statues that you don't agree with, and cover over murals because while they are historically accurate, Indian massacres, slaves and all, it might offend someone so cover it up is the call

This is the world you chose tainty, live with it.

 

[xyz]

Arkansas: tree honoring 1919 Elaine Massacre victims cut down

Officials are investigating after someone cut down a willow tree that was planted earlier this year to honor the victims of the 1919 Elaine Massacre in eastern Arkansas.

The willow was planted in April in remembrance of the victims of the massacre, one of the largest racial mass killings in US history.

It occurred during the summer of 1919, when hundreds of African Americans died across the country, at the hands of white mob violence during what came to be known as the “Red Summer”.

Estimates of how many African Americans were killed in Elaine range from the low hundreds to more than 800, which would make it the deadliest such massacre in US history. Mass graves are thought to be situated around the town.

Events are planned for later next month to mark the 100th anniversary of the massacre. An Elaine Massacre Memorial will be unveiled, the committee behind it including descendants of those killed and those who carried out the killing.

This is all very sad, Will the President be attending the ceremony ?

He'll give a speech about fine people on both sides.

 

[irosie91]

willow trees do not live forever -----maybe it was dead or almost dead.
There should be some sort of memorial there

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

Why do you care Tammy, you don't even live here ?

I care about decency everywhere. Everybody should.

Yeah, I loved your thread about slavery in africa.

Oh, wait.

 

[bullwinkle]

THE PARTIES DIDNT SWAP SIDES,,,THE DEMS STILL CONSIDER BLACKS AS LESS THAN HUMAN

OMG! You mean all those white supremacists are Democrats? Who knew?

 

[progressive hunter]

THE PARTIES DIDNT SWAP SIDES,,,THE DEMS STILL CONSIDER BLACKS AS LESS THAN HUMAN

OMG! You mean all those white supremacists are Democrats? Who knew?

what white supremacist???

 

[bullwinkle]

tree was POSSIBLY cut down by the same people that planted it so as to make the news as a Headline Tommy . .

The blurb says the tree was planted earlier this year, so I doubt it died of old age. It is not known who destroyed the tree but the reason seems pretty obvious, and with all the Confederate statues coming down from public property, it could be justified in some minds.

I never heard of this "Elaine massacre" though. Time to read up.

 

[bullwinkle]

THE PARTIES DIDNT SWAP SIDES,,,THE DEMS STILL CONSIDER BLACKS AS LESS THAN HUMAN

OMG! You mean all those white supremacists are Democrats? Who knew?

what white supremacist???

OK, You're the 'see no evil' one!