Jun 21, 2022·edited Jun 21, 2022Liked by Shikha Dalmia
Thanks for this column. The lynching stories that truly give me nightmares are the ones where the victims didn't have a chance to fight back, so I wasn't quite sure why Tulsa in particular had become such a symbol. The significance is much clearer when you think of it as the place where black people had managed to become prosperous in spite of all the laws trying to bring them down.
Wouldn't it be nice if, after reading this, people would call for a reduction in the power of government to make rules in business and education, so they couldn't do things like separating the races?
Thanks for this column. The lynching stories that truly give me nightmares are the ones where the victims didn't have a chance to fight back, so I wasn't quite sure why Tulsa in particular had become such a symbol. The significance is much clearer when you think of it as the place where black people had managed to become prosperous in spite of all the laws trying to bring them down.
Wouldn't it be nice if, after reading this, people would call for a reduction in the power of government to make rules in business and education, so they couldn't do things like separating the races?