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New Oklahoma Law Sparks Debate Over Teaching About Tulsa Massacre
New Oklahoma Law Sparks Debate Over Teaching About Tulsa Massacre
Opponents say it is an attempt to stifle lessons about the history of white mobs burning down a prosperous Black community in 1921, killing as many as 300 people.
www.wsj.com
Some Oklahomans criticized Mr. Stitt’s timing in signing the bill into law just weeks before the 100-year anniversary of the massacre on Monday. Opponents say that while the law doesn’t forbid teaching students about the massacre, it is an attempt to stifle lessons that deal with unpleasant aspects of history.
I just don't understand how people think they can continue to hide the truth when there are those that are alive and won't let them?
'They were killing all the Black people': This 107-year-old still remembers Tulsa massacre
'They were killing all the Black people': This 107-year-old still remembers Tulsa massacre
Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when white armed mobs descended on Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing Black people and destroying an economic mecca.
www.nbcnews.com
'They were killing all the Black people': This 107-year-old still remembers Tulsa massacre
Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when white armed mobs descended on Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing Black people and destroying an economic mecca.
www.nbcnews.com