We are seeing this moment play out once again and invite you to join the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities for a virtual discussion about the history of white rage in America, with a particular focus on the intersection of 19. Every step forward-from the 14 th Amendment through the Civil Rights Movement to Tulsa’s own prosperous Black Wall Street-has been greeted by racist reactionaries. Carol Anderson has argued, however, American history since the Civil War has been driven both by the dream of freedom and by the engine of white rage. Even with the lessons of Charlottesville still fresh, some still sought to turn away from the spectacle and find comfort in a fog of forgetfulness by saying “this is not who we are.”Īs the distinguished historian Dr. Carried on the long tide of America’s violent racist history, they carried the flag of the Confederacy, and some even prepared for a public lynching. On January 6, an insurrectionist mob attacked the United States Capitol. THURSDAY, February 4th, 2021 AT 7 PM – 8:30 PM This FREE event will be hosted on Zoom.
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