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Katrina Eaton could hear the emotion in her 12-year-old son Isaac's voice when he came home and talked about what he had learned in school.
His teachers at Carver Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, had taught that day about a race massacre in the city a century ago, when a white mob descended on Tulsa's Black Greenwood neighborhood, killing hundreds of people, destroying many successful businesses and leaving thousands homeless.
The instruction was a lesson for Eaton, too.
"I mean, I've learned more because of what his school has taught him," said Eaton, who is white. "We all have to be talking about the facts and what happened in the past."
As the nation prepares next week to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre — considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the country's history — schools in Oklahoma are pushing to ensure that residents grow up knowing about the tragedy. The effort is an about-face after what many say was years of silence or inadequate education about the topic.
"We have to teach this and face the ugliness of what I believe we've been too ashamed to talk about in the past," said Joy Hofmeister, superintendent of the state Education Department. "We cannot turn our back on the truth."
Hofmeister said she grew up in Tulsa and didn't learn about the massacre until she was an adult.
The state has included the Tulsa race massacre as part of its academic standards since 2002, but the standards didn't say what teachers should teach and how they should teach it, leading to little, if any, time's being spent on the topic.
IMAGE: The intersection of East Archer Street and North Greenwood Avenue in 1938
A view of Greenwood Avenue looking north in 1938.Greenwood Cultural Center / Getty Images
That changed in 2019, when the state Education Department embedded what was to be covered and how in the requirements of the state's academic standards at different grade levels, Hofmeister said.
The Education Department has since also provided additional resources to help teachers impart the lessons.
Sam Dester taught the race massacre to 11th graders in U.S. history and advanced placement U.S. history at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs this year.
He said he required students to look at firsthand accounts and photographs, such as write-ups from the American Red Cross and other organizations that were on the ground. Then he asked them to share their thoughts, feelings and general reactions.
"When you see these photographs of what looks like Europe after World War II, I mean, really, these buildings that are just shells," he said. "Then they start thinking to themselves about how you can just hop on the highway and you could be right there in five minutes — there's kind of like a wave of shock."
He supports teaching the massacre in schools and giving teachers incentives to teach it by making it part of the state's academic standards.
"I mean, the last time you take world history might be as a 10th grader. For the rest of your life," he said. "And so any time that history is reinforced for you, it's really important."
Melani Ford didn't shy away from teaching her preschool students about Greenwood this school year at Cleveland Bailey Elementary School in Midwest City. She said she told them that a long time ago in Tulsa, there was a town and some people burned it.
"I say that happened here in Oklahoma and we haven't recovered from it, but we're trying to do better about it," said Ford, 33, who is Black.
Other teachers may be hesitant to introduce the district or the historical event to young children because it's such a "heavy topic" and they don't know how to talk about people being killed, Ford said.
But she said that for younger students, adults can begin by introducing broader ideas of what happened and saying, "We're not happy about it."
"History is not always beautiful, but we need to know what happened and why it happened and know that we can do better," she said. "To understand that, yes, there was a group of people who did that, and we need to make sure that we don't repeat ourselves, I think that's important to learn, no matter the age."
But there is concern that some of the progress in teaching a more complete version of the state's history could be erased.
Damaged properties burn during the Tulsa massacre in June 1921.Oklahoma Historical Society / Getty Images
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt this month signed a law that bars teaching concepts or courses that would cause people to "feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress" because of their race or gender. It also bans promoting concepts such as that anyone, "by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously."
"Now more than ever, we need policies that bring us together, not rip us apart," Stitt said in a statement on Twitter. "As governor, I firmly believe that not one cent of taxpayer money should be used to define and divide young Oklahomans about their race or sex. That is what this bill upholds for public education.
Teaching the Tulsa race massacre and the Greenwood District remains part of the state's academic standards in state and U.S. history. Critics of the law worry about the "chilling effect" it could have on educators who are trying to teach complicated historical topics involving race or gender.
"It's for sure twisting the knife in the wound, so to speak," Eaton said about the timing of the law.
State Rep. Monroe Nichols, who represents the Greenwood District, said the law "puts an enormous pressure on educators to get it right, but it's unclear what getting it right really means."
"I think the law was written in such a way that there's so much ambiguity," said Nichols, who is Black. Nichols resigned from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Commission this month because of the new law.
Speaking about his 13-year-old son, who has learned about the massacre in school, he said, "I think it's super important to understand these things not just to be educated about it but to understand what it means, as far as what we have to do moving forward."
Naomi Andrews, a mother of four children in sixth through ninth grades, said: "They're creating a world that's not based in reality. They're hiding information from students and the teachers who would teach it."
Susan Foust, a recently retired librarian who helped teachers develop the fifth grade curriculum for teaching the race massacre at Emerson Elementary School in Tulsa, agreed.
"It needs to be told. And the teachers have to be the ones that teach it," she said. "To tell us that we can't talk about racism and we have to make it so that nobody feels guilty — I mean, there has to be some understanding of how human nature is and how communities have to support each other."
CORRECTION (May 27, 2021, 11:20 p.m. ET): A news alert that was issued for this article mischaracterized a new state law in Oklahoma. It would bar teaching of material that would cause students to feel discomfort because of their race; it would not make permanent the teaching of the Tulsa massacre.
Daniella Silva
Daniella Silva is a reporter for NBC News, focusing on education and how laws, policies and practices affect students and teachers. She also writes about immigration.
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Katrina Eaton could hear the emotion in her 12-year-old son Isaac's voice when he came home and talked about what he had learned in school.
His teachers at Carver Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, had taught that day about a race massacre in the city a century ago, when a white mob descended on Tulsa's Black Greenwood neighborhood, killing hundreds of people, destroying many successful businesses and leaving thousands homeless.
The instruction was a lesson for Eaton, too.
"I mean, I've learned more because of what his school has taught him," said Eaton, who is white. "We all have to be talking about the facts and what happened in the past."
As the nation prepares next week to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre — considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the country's history — schools in Oklahoma are pushing to ensure that residents grow up knowing about the tragedy. The effort is an about-face after what many say was years of silence or inadequate education about the topic.
"We have to teach this and face the ugliness of what I believe we've been too ashamed to talk about in the past," said Joy Hofmeister, superintendent of the state Education Department. "We cannot turn our back on the truth."
Hofmeister said she grew up in Tulsa and didn't learn about the massacre until she was an adult.
The state has included the Tulsa race massacre as part of its academic standards since 2002, but the standards didn't say what teachers should teach and how they should teach it, leading to little, if any, time's being spent on the topic.
IMAGE: The intersection of East Archer Street and North Greenwood Avenue in 1938
A view of Greenwood Avenue looking north in 1938.Greenwood Cultural Center / Getty Images
That changed in 2019, when the state Education Department embedded what was to be covered and how in the requirements of the state's academic standards at different grade levels, Hofmeister said.
The Education Department has since also provided additional resources to help teachers impart the lessons.
Sam Dester taught the race massacre to 11th graders in U.S. history and advanced placement U.S. history at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs this year.
He said he required students to look at firsthand accounts and photographs, such as write-ups from the American Red Cross and other organizations that were on the ground. Then he asked them to share their thoughts, feelings and general reactions.
"When you see these photographs of what looks like Europe after World War II, I mean, really, these buildings that are just shells," he said. "Then they start thinking to themselves about how you can just hop on the highway and you could be right there in five minutes — there's kind of like a wave of shock."
He supports teaching the massacre in schools and giving teachers incentives to teach it by making it part of the state's academic standards.
"I mean, the last time you take world history might be as a 10th grader. For the rest of your life," he said. "And so any time that history is reinforced for you, it's really important."
Melani Ford didn't shy away from teaching her preschool students about Greenwood this school year at Cleveland Bailey Elementary School in Midwest City. She said she told them that a long time ago in Tulsa, there was a town and some people burned it.
"I say that happened here in Oklahoma and we haven't recovered from it, but we're trying to do better about it," said Ford, 33, who is Black.
Other teachers may be hesitant to introduce the district or the historical event to young children because it's such a "heavy topic" and they don't know how to talk about people being killed, Ford said.
But she said that for younger students, adults can begin by introducing broader ideas of what happened and saying, "We're not happy about it."
"History is not always beautiful, but we need to know what happened and why it happened and know that we can do better," she said. "To understand that, yes, there was a group of people who did that, and we need to make sure that we don't repeat ourselves, I think that's important to learn, no matter the age."
But there is concern that some of the progress in teaching a more complete version of the state's history could be erased.
Damaged properties burn during the Tulsa massacre in June 1921.Oklahoma Historical Society / Getty Images
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt this month signed a law that bars teaching concepts or courses that would cause people to "feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress" because of their race or gender. It also bans promoting concepts such as that anyone, "by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously."
"Now more than ever, we need policies that bring us together, not rip us apart," Stitt said in a statement on Twitter. "As governor, I firmly believe that not one cent of taxpayer money should be used to define and divide young Oklahomans about their race or sex. That is what this bill upholds for public education.
Teaching the Tulsa race massacre and the Greenwood District remains part of the state's academic standards in state and U.S. history. Critics of the law worry about the "chilling effect" it could have on educators who are trying to teach complicated historical topics involving race or gender.
"It's for sure twisting the knife in the wound, so to speak," Eaton said about the timing of the law.
State Rep. Monroe Nichols, who represents the Greenwood District, said the law "puts an enormous pressure on educators to get it right, but it's unclear what getting it right really means."
"I think the law was written in such a way that there's so much ambiguity," said Nichols, who is Black. Nichols resigned from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Commission this month because of the new law.
Speaking about his 13-year-old son, who has learned about the massacre in school, he said, "I think it's super important to understand these things not just to be educated about it but to understand what it means, as far as what we have to do moving forward."
Naomi Andrews, a mother of four children in sixth through ninth grades, said: "They're creating a world that's not based in reality. They're hiding information from students and the teachers who would teach it."
Susan Foust, a recently retired librarian who helped teachers develop the fifth grade curriculum for teaching the race massacre at Emerson Elementary School in Tulsa, agreed.
"It needs to be told. And the teachers have to be the ones that teach it," she said. "To tell us that we can't talk about racism and we have to make it so that nobody feels guilty — I mean, there has to be some understanding of how human nature is and how communities have to support each other."
CORRECTION (May 27, 2021, 11:20 p.m. ET): A news alert that was issued for this article mischaracterized a new state law in Oklahoma. It would bar teaching of material that would cause students to feel discomfort because of their race; it would not make permanent the teaching of the Tulsa massacre.
Daniella Silva
Daniella Silva is a reporter for NBC News, focusing on education and how laws, policies and practices affect students and teachers. She also writes about immigration.
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STFU you reverse leftist shill asshat. Go fuck yourself with a Saguaro! RIP SFC.
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Freddy Figbottom
Was it me?
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It’s not just local history
It happened in other places too during segregation
It didn’t happen in a void
It was the reality of the day back then
It’s why America ended segregation
Freddy Figbottom
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expulsions_of_African_Americans
African Americans have been violently expelled from at least 50 towns, cities and counties in the United States. The majority of these expulsions occurred in the 60 years following the Civil War but continued to occur until 1954. The reasons for the expulsions were various and often involved a crime allegedly committed by an African American or a labor-related issue or just being black.[1][2]
African Americans have been violently expelled from at least 50 towns, cities and counties in the United States. The majority of these expulsions occurred in the 60 years following the Civil War but continued to occur until 1954. The reasons for the expulsions were various and often involved a crime allegedly committed by an African American or a labor-related issue or just being black.[1][2]
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Show us the proof of your claim you shitty assed racist
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Date Location Notes
1831 Portsmouth, Ohio All 80 Black residents were expelled under Ohio’s discriminatory "Black Laws."[3]
1870s - 1940s Wyandotte, Michigan African Americans were expelled from Wyandotte on multiple occasions.[4]
April 13, 1873 Pollock, Louisiana
Further information: Colfax massacre
The small black population of Pollock left the town after the massacre of more than 100 blacks in nearby Colfax.
November 1, 1878 Celina, Tennessee Celina's black population left on November 1, 1878 after being subject to a series of violent actions over the course of several months.[5]
1886 Comanche County, Texas White residents expelled blacks from Comanche County because of alleged crimes committed by black men.[6]
1888–1908 Paragould, Arkansas A number of race riots occurred in Paragould between 1888 and 1908, resulting in most of the town's 150 black residents leaving.[7]
1892 Lexington, Oklahoma [8]
1893 Blackwell, Oklahoma [8]
June 20, 1894 Monett, Missouri Monett's black population was expelled after the lynching of a black man who killed a white man during a fight. The Monett expulsion was the first of number of violent expulsions in Southwestern Missouri between 1894 and 1906.[9]
1896 Linton, Indiana 300 black strikebreakers were expelled from the coal mining town of Linton after one of the strikebreakers shot a white boy. Eventually blacks were banned from living in all of Greene County.[10]
August 27, 1897 Elwood, Indiana [11]
April 10, 1899 Pana, Illinois
Further information: Pana riot
Gun battle between striking white miners and strikebreaker black miners results in the deaths of five blacks and two whites as well as the expulsion of Pana's black population.
September 17, 1899 Carterville, Illinois A violent shootout occurred between striking white miners and non-union black miners who were brought into Carterville as strikebreakers. Five black miners are killed. All the surviving black miners left Carterville shortly after the riot.[12]
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Date Location Notes
February 20, 1901 Mena, Arkansas Most of Mena's black population left the town after a black man named Peter Berryman was lynched for allegedly assaulting a white girl.[13]
August 18, 1901 Pierce City, Missouri
Further information: Pierce City, Missouri § 1901 lynchings
300 black residents were expelled after white residents lynched three black men for allegedly killing a white woman.
June 1902 Decatur, Indiana A mob of 50 men forced black residents out of Decatur.[14]
April 16, 1903 Joplin, Missouri White residents drove out Joplin's black residents following the lynching of a black transient for the murder of a white policeman.[15]
July 9, 1903 Sour Lake, Texas A mob of 500 white men opened fire on blacks and chased them out of Sour Lake after a brakeman was shot dead by a black man.[16]
October 1905 and January 1909 Harrison, Arkansas Race riots in 1905 and 1909 resulted in the expulsion of Harrison's black residents.[17]
August 24, 1906 Cotter, Arkansas [18]
1908 Marshall County, Kentucky Whites led by a local doctor drove out blacks from the now extinct city of Birmingham and most of the rest of Marshall County.[2]
November 1909 Anna and Jonesboro, Illinois Whites expelled Anna and Jonesboro's 40 black families after the lynching of William "Froggie" James in nearby Cairo.[4]
September 1912 Forsyth County, Georgia
Further information: 1912 Racial Conflict of Forsyth County, Georgia
98% of Forsyth County's 1,000 black residents were expelled after two alleged attacks on white women allegedly committed by black men.
July 1917 East St. Louis, Illinois
Further information: East St. Louis Race Riots
The East St. Louis riots or East St. Louis massacres, of late May and July 1–3, 1917, were an outbreak of labor- and race-related violence by whites that caused the death of 40–250 black people and about $400,000 (over $8 million, in 2017 US dollars) in property damage. An estimated 6,000 black people were left homeless.
Fall 1919 Corbin, Kentucky 200 black workers were forced to leave Corbin during a labor dispute.[19]
November 2–3, 1920 Ocoee, Florida
Further information: Ocoee massacre
Ocoee's black community was burned to the ground and nearly all of its 500 residents killed or expelled by whites after black men killed two whites in self defense. At least 56 blacks were killed during the massacre.
May 31, 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Further information: Tulsa race massacre
As many as 300 black people were killed and 10,000 left homeless after whites attacked and destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa, known as "Black Wall Street".
January 1923 Rosewood, Florida
Further information: Rosewood massacre
Whites attacked and completely burned down the black Levy County town of Rosewood after a black man allegedly raped a white woman. At least 8 people and perhaps as many as 150 people were killed.
1923 Blanford, Indiana Ku Klux Klan-led expulsion.[2]
January 3, 1924 Manhattan Beach, California The Manhattan Beach City Council passed ordinance 263, claiming eminent domain for a public park, in order to take properties owned by black residents and eliminate the African American resort, Bruce's Beach.[20]
1954 Vienna, Illinois White residents burned down all the black homes of Vienna and nearby areas outside city limits. The expulsion was sparked by the murder of an elderly white woman and the attempted rape of her teenage granddaughter by two black men.[1]
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Freddy Figbottom
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do you believe we've made progress since then?
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And we would make more if the real history was taught to all huh you shitty assed racist
We know this history
Let’s give these people their land back
Remember....this is the person who spit on a black person...instead of trying to get them help...Lift them up...change their life...