Topic: Tulsa Massacre

Tulsa Massacre comes up in 3 chapters across 2 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from August 2020 to July 2022.

August 2020 July 2022

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Tess Clark | The Electric Universe, Comets, Catastrophes, & The Ruling Elite
• 42:21 - 47:06

Tess Clark | The Electric Universe, Comets, Catastrophes, & The Ruling Elite

Modern Cometary Threats and the Tulsa Conflagration

Greg Carlwood asks about modern examples of cosmic destruction, leading Clark to discuss Comet Hale-Bopp and the mysterious death of astronomer Robert Harrington. Clark proposes a controversial reinterpretation of the 1921 Tulsa massacre, suggesting that eyewitness accounts of "bombs" might have actually been exploding meteors from a cometary conflagration. She argues that historical events are often rewritten to serve political agendas while hiding the cosmic reality.

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Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap
• 40:23 - 44:11

Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap

Black Wall Street, Tulsa Race Massacre and Jim Crow Economics

The discussion highlights historical instances where Black communities thrived, such as Seneca Village in New York and Black Wall Street in Tulsa, only to be destroyed by elite interests or racial violence. Dr. Hattery argues that the criminal justice system replaced Jim Crow as the primary tool for suppressing Black economic power. She notes that the Jim Crow system was economically inefficient for poor whites because it required the costly duplication of every public institution.

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Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap
• 1:12:56 - 1:16:58

Dr. Angela J. Hattery & Dr. Earl Smith | Policing Black Bodies, Prison Inc., & The Poverty Trap

Host Wrap-up, Tulsa Race Massacre and Class Division

Greg Carlwood reflects on the interview, acknowledging that some listeners might find the topic "fatiguing" or "political." He provides a detailed historical account of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in the Greenwood District, highlighting it as a "conspiratorial" piece of Black history often ignored in mainstream circles. Carlwood reiterates the theme that the elite use racial and political divisions (red vs. blue, Black vs. white) to prevent the lower classes from uniting against the 1%.

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