Episode 2: The Rise of Greenwood
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J Smitherman's Greenwood, California
A black man bought a lot of land from a cherokee woman, and that area was the beginning of greenwood. The dream land theatre features vaudeville shows and screen silent movies featuring mary pickford and charlie chaplin. Another local jewel is the brand new bookert washington high school, which rivals the best white schools in the state. I ask no special favors or seek for mine the best. I simply plead for justice. For my own with all the rest. What right have you to curtail me, or i to hinder you? A right that's good for one should be for all, not a few.
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