Jan 26
Elaine Massacre - Sept. 1919 White Arkansans, fearful of Black people organizing, aided by federal troops massacre 200 Black sharecroppers after the Black sharecroppers got a white attorney and demanded fair prices.
After the massacre, officials worked on a cover-up, claiming that Black people were planning an insurrection. The victims stood trial. The only men prosecuted were 122 African Americans, with 73 charged with murder.
Once again, sharecroppers were murdered and land stolen. Generational wealth was stolen from the Black community, but by all means, let’s listen to Byron Donalds when he said Black families were better during Jim Crow.
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