The Elaine Massacre of 1919: A Small Town Grapples with a Painful Past | America Outdoors

[@CharTurner6928]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” History is important and must be remembered.

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

PBS is a Godsend! On behalf of our ancestors, thank you.

[@chellelechelle]

I'm from Arkanasas my family has been in the same county since 1790. I hate all the evil atrocities Black Americans have faced in this country. I showed my daughter the documentary about Elaine. I can't wait to take her to Elaine which is 3 hours away from us. I feel that those people spirits are still lingering in that city & I want to honor our ancestors by not forgetting them!

[@MariaVosa]

Devastating. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. 💔

[@hectech]

Under 500 views in 3 hours. These stories need more views for multiple reasons.

[@totalt6600]

" Ignored",is being... kind. Coverup is more accurate.

[@djdripfunk]

I'm here because the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts is showing a screening about this incident 😮

[@Creativelomax]

The way to healthy healing is understanding and embracing the wound's origin.

[@aidab7258]

Wow. So beautiful there. My name is Elaine, born in Blythesville, Arkansas I was named after a character on Taxi, but had no idea there was even a city!

[@wandah03]

😢 not surprised, but WOW 😳 so disturbing

[@samogen300]

I have three passports, feeling the need to leave America for a few years.

[@Semper_Iratus]

Buh bye.

[@bennorwood8433]

Don’t be as paranoid America’s going to get better we just need to stay and fight set a flea like cowards or hopeless wanderers we need to be strong

[@mmane257]

this just came across my timeline thanks.

[@bunnyb9458]

A message to all black Americans. We were/are targeted because we are indigenous here to America. We are not African American. Our elders stayed silent about our Indian American heritage out of fear. Talk to your elders please. Mines said we’re Cherokee from Georgia.

[@opalexent]

Not this

[@martinholden2281]

‘…More work to be done.’ Let’s get to work, US.

[@tishsmiddy71]

Please ❤ I need to understand why it destroyed my father ?❤

[@tishsmiddy71]

My father was called a Liar by so many over his life ! ❤

[@barbarajeanne8351]

Horrible 😢

[@venconmige]

The bobcat 😂

[@venconmige]

@findpeacewithinyourself 5:30

[@adambryant9686]

There is only one answer. REPARATIONS across the board. - Jason Black

[@Jay.B.2046]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@bennorwood8433]

That’s great Pastor why don’t you just use your small town charm I mean of The city and do something with it encourage people get them off drugs and other vices like rap music

[@venconmige]

Dog whistle

[@foam3132]

Bro, rap music isn't that bad. It's what they rap about. I listen to Ghanaian drill like y3 y3 dom and it's about the history of the Asante

[@bennorwood8433]

@@foam3132 True but it’s the music that most people listen to on their phones that’s terrible people just like the beat not the words of the song the words to the song if you actually listen to it are horrible and most rap music it encourages gang violence and other stuff that shouldn’t be encouraged

[@mellodope8904]

What music did the masses of people who watched lynchings listen to? The cops that beat nonviolent protesters during the Civil Rights movement, who was their favorite artist? What music was Oliver North or Jon Burge listening to when they implemented their plans?

[@Semper_Iratus]

Not my drama not my lama it didn’t happen to you. You are not entitled to anything. 😊

[@foam3132]

Your forefathers managed to end slavery, which is where the nasty treatment should've ended... and then you horribly treated the descendents of ex slaves horribly for the next 100+ years, using racism and effectively bringing a problem of the past into the present day.

[@ValkyrieZiege]

🙉🙊🙈 It's over. It didn't have anything to do with you. Move on with your lives.

[@joshuaphillips755]

Funny how you racists cry about censorship when HERE YOU ARE

[@venconmige]

That's abusive behavior. Trying to erase history because you don't care about the people it affected...

[@CharTurner6928]

Tell that to the confederate flag wavers.

[@CharTurner6928]

@@venconmigeExactly! It's revealing how American History when it pertains to Black People is the only history a certain segment of the population tries to prevent it from being talked about and taught, get angry when it's brought up, and pretend didn't happen. Yet these same folks can't shutup about, and cant' stop celebrating the Confederacy.

[@markdraskovics1962]

The past is the past and we have come a very long way since then but some people like to keep the past alive for the wrong reasons Move on with your life's

[@pammurphy8187]

What? You mean continue to white wash this horrible event? Heck no! Educate, educate, educate!!!!!!!

[@NoFreedoms-f1d]

​@@pammurphy8187 thr civil right act isn't even 100 years old yet. There are many untild stories of blacks being mistreated.

[@zeroturn7091]

Do you mean like 1776, that past? We’ll be waiting for you all to move on as well.