The USA is undeniably a great country, but there are equally great tragedies in its history, which even after a hundred years cause confusion – how can people act like that? One such tragedy occurred in the spring of 1921, known as the “Black Wall Street Massacre”, also known as the “Tulsa Racial Massacre”. One of the biggest incidents of racial violence in US history, the country chose to keep it quiet for a century.
Šajā stāstā ir daudz “it kā”, “iespējams”, “stāsta, ka…” un “baumo”, taču iznākumu tas nemaina – dzīvību zaudēja nevainīgi cilvēki un vesels pilsētas rajons tika burtiski noslaucīts no zemes.
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Grīnvudas rajons Talsā bija plaukstoša un bagāta apkaime ar privātmājām, teātriem, modernu luksusa viesnīcu, naktsklubiem, ārstu privātpraksēm, baznīcām, saviem laikrakstiem, veikaliem un bankām, bet pēc 1921. gada 1. jūnija tur pāri bija palikušas vien kūpošas drupas.
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Mazā dzirkstele, kas izraisīja šo traģēdiju, bija nevainīgs divu jauniešu strīds (un nav pat īsti zināms, vai tas maz bija strīds). Problēma tā, ka viens no viņiem bija tumšādains, otra – baltā meitene. Sabiedrība pēc noklusējuma nolēma, ka vainīgs ir puisis…
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