LONG TRAILER - gal-dem Presents: Reclaimed and Rewritten
12/07/21 • 6 min
gal-dem Presents: Reclaimed & Rewritten.
For the better part of the last century, the story of Oklahoma’s Tulsa massacre has been forcibly relegated to the shadows of history. However, a renewed focus in digging up the past – particularly when it pertains to historic wrongs perpetrated against Black people – has recently brought the horrific tale back into the spotlight. Yet retellings via our new mediums, like social media and short-form viral articles, have morphed the events of 31 May 1921 into something else entirely: the demolition of a mythical “Black Wall Street”.
Recentering the conversation, we will uncover the community behind the headlines, Deep Greenwood. We’ll explore what actually happened during the state supported
massacre, the laws that were enacted following it and the echoes that remain today, and how these can help us to understand a terrifying legacy of anti-black racism that echoes between the U.K. and the U.S.
Hosted by critic and writer Clarkisha Kent, we ask the question - Black Wall Street, myth or reality?
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
gal-dem Presents: Reclaimed & Rewritten.
For the better part of the last century, the story of Oklahoma’s Tulsa massacre has been forcibly relegated to the shadows of history. However, a renewed focus in digging up the past – particularly when it pertains to historic wrongs perpetrated against Black people – has recently brought the horrific tale back into the spotlight. Yet retellings via our new mediums, like social media and short-form viral articles, have morphed the events of 31 May 1921 into something else entirely: the demolition of a mythical “Black Wall Street”.
Recentering the conversation, we will uncover the community behind the headlines, Deep Greenwood. We’ll explore what actually happened during the state supported
massacre, the laws that were enacted following it and the echoes that remain today, and how these can help us to understand a terrifying legacy of anti-black racism that echoes between the U.K. and the U.S.
Hosted by critic and writer Clarkisha Kent, we ask the question - Black Wall Street, myth or reality?
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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gal-dem Presents: Reclaimed & Rewritten.
For the better part of the last century, the story of Oklahoma’s Tulsa massacre has been forcibly relegated to the shadows of history. However, a renewed focus in digging up the past – particularly when it pertains to historic wrongs perpetrated against Black people – has recently brought the horrific tale back into the spotlight. Yet retellings via our new mediums, like social media and short-form viral articles, have morphed the events of 31 May 1921 into something else entirely: the demolition of a mythical “Black Wall Street”.
Recentering the conversation, we will uncover the community behind the headlines, Deep Greenwood. We’ll explore what actually happened during the state supported
massacre, the laws that were enacted following it and the echoes that remain today, and how these can help us to understand a terrifying legacy of anti-black racism that echoes between the U.K. and the U.S.
Hosted by critic and writer Clarkisha Kent, we ask the question - Black Wall Street, myth or reality?
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1. The Myth of Black Wall Street
Welcome to Reclaimed and Rewritten, a new podcast by gal-dem uncovering and telling the whole truth of our complicated histories. In our first season, Clarkisha Kent will be exploring the myths and realities of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre that decimated the town’s thriving black community. Speaking with journalists and historians in this first episode, Clarkisha investigates how Tulsa’s famed ‘Deep Greenwood’ community was created and thrived beyond economic success, and how it became the target of white supremacist rage and envy.
Written and Produced by Aiwan Obinyan
Production and Sound Design by AiAi Studios
Production Assistant - Adedamola Bajomo
Executive Producers at gal-dem - Moya Lothian McLean & Suyin Haynes
Creative Producers at gal-dem - Bijal Shah & Mariel Richards
Graphics - Karis Pierre
Hosted by Clarkisha Kent
Guests: Dr Jerrolyn Eulinberg, Karla Slocum, Scott Ellsworth
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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