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.
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.
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.
In this second episode of Reclaimed and Rewritten, Clarkisha unpacks the story of Dick Rowland, an African-American shoe shine boy whose story is cited as the so-called trigger for the 1921 Tulsa massacre. Clarkisha also explores the role of community organising in building Deep Greenwood, as well as the erasure of, and mythologies around, black life in Tulsa and beyond.
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.
