Oscarville: The City Under Lake Lanier

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Join Gwinnett County Public Library as we chronicle a part of Georgia history - the story of Oscarville, Georgia where 1,100 black people once thrived. We discuss their amazing resilience in securing land, livelihoods, and financial success only 47 years out of slavery; and recount the tragedy of the racial expulsion of 1912 that displaced them, caused great loss, and the eventual emergence of Lake Lanier. For other talks by experts, adult programs and more, visit www.gwinnettpl...

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@TarasTankFriends 11 ай бұрын

This was really interesting, they don't teach about this stuff in school, at least not the ones I went to. We're taught that all the presidents were good, and that the civil war freed the slaves. Not about the leasing of convicts, not about Johnson rescinding the 40 acres and a mule, not about oscarville or other similar places. I knew there was stuff under the lake, just from hearsay, but mostly I hear about Cherokee remains and a supposed curse from them that haunts the area. I learned a lot here, thank you gentlemen!

@aomumoo 10 ай бұрын

I watched this after seeing Files of the Unexplained episode “File: Hunting of Lake Lanier”. Excellently informative. Hope this picks up traction with people learning of Oscarville from that episode as well.

@tanelise4673 11 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT presentation and content. Infuriating to listen to the evil that happened

@chandishuntley5001 5 ай бұрын

There are 2 things that I took issue with in this video: 1) At around the 27:00 minute mark, he says that the landowners in Oscarville were 'paid' to leave, paid for their land...considering how these people were treated in the neighboring county, that didn't seem plausible. 2) When he begins discussing the Forsyth Scholarships being offered to descendants of the 1912 Lynchings, there should be a list of names of landowners, so people can search to find out if they were in fact descendants of those owners.

@LynnSolar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very informative.

@hughhunter300 Жыл бұрын

doing research for a novel and this was immensely helpful. thank you for this resource

@mariewebb2312 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@BojackH. Жыл бұрын

so much history hidden from us . 27 and first time hearing about this

@cajoseph2011 11 ай бұрын

During the 1800 and 1900’s there were over 20 black towns and communities burned down and destroyed by white folks. Tulsa Oklahoma 1921-the Black Wall Street had schools , churches, banks etc all destroyed because a white woman cried wolf. Rosewood GA, same situation. White woman cried wolf again and a mob killed and burned down the all black town. All that land that belonged to black folks stolen! I can go on but for days about stories like this. Not surprised this is this is swept under the rug. It speaks volumes about that bloodline.

@ourblazingworld 8 ай бұрын

60 AND have studied black history for over 40 years and never heard of it... that tells you how deep stuff is buried. But what is done in the dark always come to light!

@michaelcook4741 5 ай бұрын

I'm born in Grady hospital in 1954 raised in roswell ga my dad Lewis Willie cook was born in Alpharetta ga

@michaelcook4741 5 ай бұрын

We as a family knows about Cummings ga

@michaelcook4741 5 ай бұрын

We know lake is cursed

@jmarine1516 Жыл бұрын

The hotter the planet get the more evil will be exposed. This is biblical.

@elgainus 9 ай бұрын

They call it climate change. Actually we’re living in the last days.

@ourblazingworld 8 ай бұрын

when God comes for America I hope to be living elsewhere so I don't end up as collateral damage... because trust me, he will come for it....

@sherrisolomon8673 4 ай бұрын

@ourblazingworld Truthfully I feel consequences are beening applied little by little due to the U.S.A having both an Ugly and Beautiful side. God's punishment will never be full force at once.

@blockrunner 4 ай бұрын

These wildfires and hurricane floods are the karma for black cities flooded and burned down during civil war.

@HeavyK_MXB 3 ай бұрын

@@blockrunnerthat is the most ignorant statement I have ever heard. These natural disasters are the result of humans trying to play god and influence the weather patterns for their own greed. Look into the experiments over the past 20 years or so, they have been releasing so many things into the atmosphere with the intention of learning how to control the weather

@elgainus 9 ай бұрын

Why this doesn’t have over a million hits??

@ourblazingworld 8 ай бұрын

because the AI algorithm has decided to remove the scales from our eyes... Phase 1 of the machine take over... knowledge is power

@aboriginalstraightshooter7967 Жыл бұрын

Charles Frazier!? I'm a descendant of Frazier's from coffee county Georgia on my mom's side.. I wonder? I'll have to go over my family tree & see if I find Charles☺️

@GeorgePlaskett Жыл бұрын

Is this not “terrorism” or is terrorism only a label for the abused? Like the brother said “ government is either unable or unwilling to do something about these atrocities”!!!

@jimsnider3828 Жыл бұрын

Tuned in for a history of Oscarville. Instead I received a lesson on racism in Georgia.

@dctlovely3556 10 ай бұрын

This is part of U S. history.

@Whoissincere 10 ай бұрын

I don't think those things coexist separately... 🤷🏾‍♂️

@geraldinepeoples9891 5 ай бұрын

Racism isn’t going anywhere. Therefore, it will always be a part of history.

@Ms_Aubrie 4 ай бұрын

That IS the history of Oscarville. Smh

@valoriegordon7362 4 ай бұрын

It's a core part of its history. It can't be hidden it's coming to the suface

@norbywalters8095 8 ай бұрын

great video!

@inez4040 10 ай бұрын

I need to hear the blks tell the story because they will yell the truth

@2ndstream692 Жыл бұрын

They way the 1st guy (host) was explaining this it makes sound like it's a fun place to visit. They're going to get people hurt or worse.

@Sheshe661972 Жыл бұрын

Yt folks as a group have a day of reckoning coming for the atrocities they've done to other groups of people. Spawns of satan!

@ctravvsss Жыл бұрын

Glad I saw this comment before I started watching. Looking for an unbiased informational video about this location, not someone advertising it as if it doesn’t have a dark history.

@MissMoneyMesha1 Жыл бұрын

@@ctravvsssnah you should still watch it. It goes in depth and shares resources for descendants.

@camster605 Жыл бұрын

Why did they utilize him at all. Stumbling over his words. Cheapened the entire story

@MissMoneyMesha1 Жыл бұрын

@@camster605 I think they used him cause he’s of color. The person he introduces is who gave all the info.

@BESTPublishing Жыл бұрын

So did I misunderstand what I've heard. It appears that all of the people left the town (Oscarville) first then with no concern for the town infrastructure, cemeteries and the like that remained intact the town was then flooded for the 4 points reasons that was mentioned. What I've been hearing in Georgia was that people were living in the town and it was flooded while the people were actively living there. So did I misunderstand what was stated during this presentation that people were actually gone and not living in the town as I've been told. I'm confused. Thanks

@adventureeske2616 Жыл бұрын

- No . People were totally killed in the process tht refused to relocate !!

@303Crypto 11 ай бұрын

Took 6 years to flood..

@jacobmauldin230 7 ай бұрын

40 years later.

@johnroe4551 5 ай бұрын

The ppl were forced to leave before the town was flooded

@tomekahayes3599 Жыл бұрын

My family's name is Lanier... that's what brings me here

@daved3948 3 ай бұрын

Same here

@polynesianbloodline 6 ай бұрын

In regards to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, why are Republicans referred to as “radical”? I just want clarity. Thank you so much for this video!

@sherrisolomon8673 4 ай бұрын

Guess the guy talking had to use a nuetral voice tone due to working with a state/ gov/ city agency.😮

@ABC-AmericasBlackestChild 2 ай бұрын

2:30 Dead bodies don't lie and opinions don't matter. We can all recognize God's curse when we see it. These people don't have to die in that lake but these foolish people choose to keep tempting fate, at the cost of their own lives. Why? Because showing cold-hearted disregard toward the pain and slaughter of innocent black people is just that important to them. They consider it worth dying for.

@johnnybuice5845 9 ай бұрын

What happened to the children that had nothing to do with this Did this affect their future Scholarships for children Should this old video affect all children that have nothing to do with it..

@night16plysfan27 7 ай бұрын

Who else is here after finding out ...THEY building a DAMN water slide right over this lake for people to have fun 🤔😶

@natassjabrown6766 Жыл бұрын

I believe it’s haunted for sure. There are souls trapped in that lake.

@christopherwoodland5932 Жыл бұрын

Just caught another body

@Supreme36074 9 ай бұрын

You’re skipping Lincoln’s first Vice President, Hamlin, his story is a interesting one as well as why they didn’t want him running with Lincoln his second term: