"Columbia 1946: Riot or Rising?" - Middle Tennessee Backyard History

In February 1946, Columbia, TN, was the site of the first major post-WWII racial confrontation, known as the Columbia Race Riot. But as you'll hear, there might be better words to use to describe this event. Today we meet with two local pastors, Trent Ogilvie and Russ Adcox, leaders of the Stand Together Fellowship, to talk about the Columbia Race Riot. What happened? What impact did it have locally and nationally? 75 years later, why is it so important that we continue to discuss it? We'll also talk about the Stand Together Fellowship and why an accurate understanding of our community's history is so important to understanding the present and creating a better future.

[@Kali4niaLyfe]

Three of the pastors involved: Rev. Calvin Lockridge, Rev. John Lockridge and Rev. Raymond Lockridge were my granduncles from Columbia, TN (my grandfather's brothers) 75 years later and this is the first time I have ever heard of this story.

[@nreuben3599]

Same here cuz! Raymond was my great grandfather. Visited my grandmother (his daughter) the other day and heard this story in full detail for the first time.

[@lawandarussell4821]

I am related to the Lockridge family. Rev. Charlie Edwards (grandfather) and Edwards brother were all there.

[@goldilox81]

Thank you for taking the time to highlight this important story in Maury County history.

[@lamars2486]

They had sold his radio that he had left to be repaired.

[@tinaalderson3733]

Great history

[@poppa956]

Thanks but the story goes different far as the radio don’t water it down

[@Limboweechie]

How different? Can you explain?

[@lamars2486]

​@Limboweechie, the radio he had just left for repair was sold in the store. That's what made him upset and it was basically a theft of his property. I'm waiting to hear the "set up" with the guns at the jail.

[@dandretaylor9025]

drew carey show has always been one of my favorite. price is right is pretty good too but i’m never awake that early. take care. God bless.

[@focused0002]

Its so challenging to love those folks... Allowed a hung man to hang, DEAD, IN THE SQUARE, AT THE COURT HOUSE... Nothing has changed here! The disdain remains!

[@MauryHillsChurch]

Great job with the video!

[@chasingwaterfalls648]

Awesome job as always 👍👍

[@velicyarembert1761]

Thank u for being brave enough to talk about these issues we have in America not too many white ppl want to talk about it they rather sweep it under the rug and ignore it as if it will go away...we can't become over comers if we don't know what we r overcoming 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@classickruzer1]

Why do you assume White people want to sweep it under the rug? That's a broad statement ? It's accusing people whom you have no clue about of being racist. It's people with your attitude that keeps people divided. Of course it was terrible. If White people don't want to talk about it, it's because they're ASHAMED that this happened. F Y I - The Democrat party's KKK was 100% involved. The same party most Blacks support.. So before you start throwing out the race card, read your Democrat party's racist KKK history..

[@rodniestruiken1256]

Stop calling the murder of anti-American man women and children just becouse of the collar of there skin as a race riot. This is a ethnic cleansing. Nothing more nothing less. Down dump in down by calling it a race riot. Only in America something as stupid as a race riot exits. The right turn is atnic cleansing

[@classickruzer1]

@@rodniestruiken1256 The only ethnic cleansing happening in America are the murder of 44 MILLION Black babies by the Democrat party who proposed, supported and voted for babies to be ripped out of their mother's wombs. So any African American who votes Democrat are responsible for this ethnic cleansing of Blacks. Without the Black vote, the Democrat party would become extinct and the next 44 MILLION babies would be given the life they deserve. Democrats use the Black vote to stay in power and maintain their sadistic, demonic murder of those helpless little developing humans. If you are a Democrat voter, you are responsible for those murders. And, as well, no Democrat supporter or voter can be a Christian. Supporting and/or being a part of a political party who murders God's little ones can't be pleasing in God's eyes. Murderers will not inherit God's Kingdom.

[@poppa956]

Notice how long was and still is lack of the black family even tho the white guys started it as always

[@mommyshark1124]

Awesome video. Well done 💯💞💖💞

[@middletennesseebackyardhis2570]

thank you!

[@mommyshark1124]

@@middletennesseebackyardhis2570 Do you think that maybe you can make a video about Cordie Cheek? TIA.

[@poppa956]

Please don’t believe this water down ass story 🗑🗑🗑🗑