
Episode 1: The Past Is Present
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What Happened to a White Woman in Greenwood, Oklahoma?
A 19-year-old black man was accused of assaulting a white elevator operator. A large group of armed white men, along with some women and children, showed up to the court house threatening to lynch him. The following morning, thousands of white people crossed over into greenwood, the community, and burned down scores of homes and businesses. For years it was called a riot, which suggest that the violence was mutual or random. It was neither. This was a coordinated attack.
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