Slocum Massacre Highlights Historical Double Standard In The South
By David Martin DaviesSlocum Massacre Highlights Historical Double Standard In The South
By David Martin Davies
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On Saturday in Slocum, Texas, the state will officially recognize the Slocum Massacre of 1910 — the attack on a black community in east Texas by white residents. The recognition comes over the objections of the white county officials.
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