The Wilmington white men used the most vicious rumor they could find: black men raping white women. Today, that rumor is neutered by white supremists, themselves, too often found to be sexual assault perpetrators on white women and girls—among others. Today, the rumor has morphed into the dangers posed by gender differences. Same old story.
Agreed. That’s one of my motivation behind The Forgotten Files - providing historical depth and context for tying past events to present-day issues.. Thanks for you comment.
Thanks for bringing this up. This is the kind of horrendous history that autocrats and racists like Gov. Ron Desantis would like to bury. But these events should never be forgotten, and never repeated. It's only by dragging into the harsh light will we ever help to stamp out racism and hatred, the true vampires upon a nation.
The Wilmington white men used the most vicious rumor they could find: black men raping white women. Today, that rumor is neutered by white supremists, themselves, too often found to be sexual assault perpetrators on white women and girls—among others. Today, the rumor has morphed into the dangers posed by gender differences. Same old story.
Agreed. That’s one of my motivation behind The Forgotten Files - providing historical depth and context for tying past events to present-day issues.. Thanks for you comment.
What E.R. said. I generally try to find something funny to say about what you dig up in the Forgotten Files but I came up empty on this one.
Thanks for bringing this up. This is the kind of horrendous history that autocrats and racists like Gov. Ron Desantis would like to bury. But these events should never be forgotten, and never repeated. It's only by dragging into the harsh light will we ever help to stamp out racism and hatred, the true vampires upon a nation.
Agreed. Racism is America's original sin. Can't bury it.
What you said, E.R. I generally try to find something funny to say about what Peter digs up in the Forgotten Files but I came up empty on this one.