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sweetloukillbot

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4. It's getting attention now because of "Watchmen"

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Tue Dec 17, 2019, 01:48 PM

Dec 2019

The Tulsa race riot is a central plot point for the show.

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The Greenwood Massacre in Tulsa, and the gravesites [View all] irisblue Dec 2019 OP

I was born and raised in Tulsa, born mid-fifties, never heard of this till adult and read 5X Dec 2019 #1

Whitewashed history indeed. irisblue Dec 2019 #2

It was certainly never mentioned in history class 5X Dec 2019 #3

It's getting attention now because of "Watchmen" sweetloukillbot Dec 2019 #4

I remember learning about this in the early 2000s irisblue Dec 2019 #6

Yes, they did a good job because I think stories we tell Kind of Blue Dec 2019 #7

That show blew my mind sweetloukillbot Dec 2019 #8

Second story irisblue Dec 2019 #5

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