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Keepthesoulalive

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3. The destruction was all over the south

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2025, 02:18 PM

May 31

They could not bear to see black people prosper, so they made the white woman was violated excuse to burn down their businesses and to force you to buy from them. Why are we reliving the same racist bs our ancestors went through?

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104 Years Ago today - Black Wall Street Perished [View all] JustAnotherGen May 31 OP

Thanks for the historical reminder. IIRC the jealous racists even bombed the district with war plances of the time. brush May 31 #1

Indeed they did JustAnotherGen May 31 #2

The destruction was all over the south Keepthesoulalive May 31 #3

Now now Keepthesoulalive JustAnotherGen May 31 #4