Glenda Davis
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The purpose of this blog will be to discuss race relations, learn history and hopefully help us all to be more patient, understanding and empathetic.
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White Lies and Truth
White Lies and Truth As we look at the chaos in the United States, many people claim to not understand how we got to this point of chaos in our country. It perplexes them and they search for answers to a situation whose answer is so clear, we all look right through it.
By Glenda Davis5 years ago in The Swamp
White Privilege and Jim Crow
White Privilege and Jim Crow. Black history is United States history; likewise, some United States history is Black history. The only way to understand racism in the United States is to first understand our history – the complete history. Race and White privilege has always been the major issue in U.S. politics.
By Glenda Davis5 years ago in The Swamp
The Red Summer - Ellisville
The Red Summer -- Ellisville On June 9, 1919, a White woman named Ruth Meeks reported that she had been attacked on her way home from her job as a hotel clerk. John Hartfield, a Black man, threatened her with a gun, she told police. He then took her to a railroad trestle and raped her, afterwards he took her under a sweet gum tree near a pasture and ran away with her clothes, she said.
By Glenda Davis5 years ago in The Swamp
The Red Summer - Charleston
The Red Summer -- Charleston The history of the United States has to be understood to begin to understand the racial problems experienced by Blacks in this country. Lynchings of Blacks and the governmental response to those lynchings play a huge role in the development of the United States. The response to those lynchings play an even larger role because it sets the stage to how law enforcement responds to crimes against Blacks by Whites, both civilian and law enforcement. Before we can understand why law enforcement polices the way they do, we have to understand how the United States has dealt with crimes against Blacks.
By Glenda Davis5 years ago in The Swamp
The Red Summer - Carswell Grove
The Red Summer - Carswell Grove The 13th of April 2019, marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the Red Summer, a period of time when more than 30 cities burst into race riots. White communities attacked Black communities, sometimes with the assistance of police and/or the military. There was no media coverage of this tragic event. There was no acknowledgement this event ever happened. It passed with absolutely no acknowledgement from the media, politicians, or even most of the cities it occurred in, but I will make it a point to remind you of the horror that took place between April and November of 1919.
By Glenda Davis6 years ago in The Swamp
White Privilege and Headrights
White Privilege and Headrights Black history is United States history; likewise, United States history is Black history. The only way to understand racism in the United States is to first understand our history – the complete history. For example, the headright system was a form of White privilege which built unfair wealth.
By Glenda Davis6 years ago in The Swamp
The Black Panther Party... It's Complicated
Many citizens of the United States have no idea of the legacy of the Black Panther Party or the contributions they made to society. Many believe that the Black Panther Party was a militant group that was also primarily a gang, that’s a lie. It was a social group designed for the protection and elevation of mostly Black citizens, but was open to everyone. They, and their history, is well… complicated.
By Glenda Davis6 years ago in The Swamp
