Photo illustration courtesy Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band
A lawsuit filed in Federal Court on July 20, 2018, names defendants RYAN ZINKE, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; and JAMES FLOYD, Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, in His Official Capacity.
According to court documents, plaintiffs are individuals and a collection of persons whose direct lineal ancestors were listed on the final Dawes Rolls of 1906 as Creek Nation Freedmen (“Creek Freedmen” or “Freedmen”) and citizens of the Muscogee Creek Nation (“MCN” or “Creek Nation”). Plaintiffs include descendants of (1) individuals who were enslaved by MCN, (2) Creeks of “African Descent,” (3) free “Africans” living as citizens of the Creek Nation, and/or (4) “mixed blood” Creek Nation citizens who were listed as Creek Freedmen on the Dawes Rolls (collectively “Descendants” or “Creek Freedmen Descendants”).
In 1866, the Creek Treaty between the United States and the MCN, the Freedmen and Freedmen Descendants, stated that regardless of their “blood” status “shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of native citizens” of the MCN.
On or about August 18, 1975, the MCN through its National Council, submitted to
DOI a draft constitution (“Draft Constitution”) that, among other things, contained express provisions which (1) stripped individuals on the 1906 Creek Freedmen Rolls and their then-living lineal descendants of their MCN citizenship; and (2) prevented the unborn lineal descendants of individuals who were enrolled on the 1906 Creek Freedmen Rolls from becoming citizens of MCN.
On October 29, 1977, then-MCN Principal Chief Claud Cox, a proponent of the new constitution, admitted that one of the express goals of the Draft Constitution was to strip Freedmen and Creek Freedmen Descendants of their MCN citizenship and rights stating:
“When you go back to the old [1867] Constitution, you are licked before you start; because it doesn’t talk about Indians, it talks about CITIZENS of the CREEK NATION. When you got down to the Allotment time, there were more that was non-Indians or half-blood or less, who outnumbered the full blood, all of these totaled about 11,000, and there were only 18,000 on the entire Roll; so there was only 9,000 above One-half blood. That’s the reason, they lost control; the FULLBLOOD lost control. That’s what we’re fighting, this blood quantum, trying to get back and let the people control because under the old Constitution, you’ve lost before you ever started. There were three FREEDMAN bands that would outnumber you today as citizens. So if we want to keep the INDIAN in control we’ve got to take a good look at this thing and get us a Constitution that will keep the Creek Indian in Control.” (MCN National Council Minutes, October 29, 1977)
Upon the dubious ratification of the 1979 Constitution, and with DOI’s approval, the MCN illegally declared that all Freedmen were not entitled to MCN citizenship and would no longer be recognized or allowed to be citizens of MCN. The MCN also began to summarily deny Creek Freedmen and their Descendants applications for citizenship.
Between 1979 to the present, eligible Freedmen and Creek Freedmen Descendants applied for MCN citizenships and were summarily denied. Oftentimes Freedmen applicants would be informed of their denial via a form letter from the Citizenship Board, which would include some version of the following language taken from a May 31, 2002 letter from MCN to a Creek Freedmen applicant:
We are returning your letter and any other documents submitted for enrollment into the Muscogee (Creek) Nation because in checking the Dawes Commission Rolls, your ancestors were enrolled on the Creek Freedmen Rolls. If you will note from the copy you submitted there is no blood quantum listed because they are not Creek by Blood. When slavery was abolished following the Civil War, Treaties were negotiated with the Five-Civilized Tribes; the Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Nations. The treaties conferred citizenship in the tribes on the negroes who had been held in slavery by the tribes. Such citizens were referred to as ‘Freedmen.’
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The document is an interesting read and a mini-history lesson, encompassing references to the Civil War, the Trail of Tears and other significant events in American history. The full complaint may be found here:
Spouses of serial cheaters have observed anecdotally that cheating isn’t always just about sex—it’s often combined with a thrill of secrecy and risk, forbidden and illicit encounters and finding pleasure in manipulative deceit. Some of the cheaters seem to really get off on the thrill of duping their significant others.
Paul Ekman, a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, served two years as First Lieutenant and chief psychologist at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Later, he worked as a professor of psychology at the UCSF medical school. In 1967, Dr. Ekman began to study deception. His 1992 book Telling Lies prompted national and regional law enforcement groups to ask for help.
In Telling Lies, Ekman coined the term “duping delight.” Ekman notes, “Lying can also produce positive feelings. The lie may be viewed as an accomplishment, which feels good. The liar may feel excitement, either when anticipating the challenge or during the very moment of lying, when success is not yet certain. Afterward there may be the pleasure that comes with relief, pride in the achievement, or feelings of smug contempt toward the target. Duping delight refers to all or any of these feelings that can, if not concealed, betray the deceit.”
A wife found this text message from her cheating husband to his affair partner:
“Remember me trying to talk every night with (my wife) just inches away? I just knew I was gonna be caught. If she had seen some of those early ones!!!! Oooh. Juicy.” (lots of heart emojis)
Ekman observes that “duping delight” can be made even more delicious if the liar has an audience of some sort—someone who he or she can brag to about his accomplishments.
Ekman writes, “The presence of others who know what is going on can also increase the likelihood of duping delight. The audience need not be present, as long as it is attentive and appreciative.”
From a spouse: “I don’t know how many people actually knew about my husband’s final exit affair. I know of at least one—yet another woman—who he was clearly trying to impress with his skillful deceit and probably trying to also signal his imagined sexual prowess and his availability. He would message her on his special burner phone and keep her up to date on his love affair. He would also send her suggestive messages like ‘wouldn’t it be funny if we ended up together after all these years?’”
Perhaps most troubling of all, deceiving the person who you have spent years telling he or she can trust you, rely on you, feel safe and secure with you—may be the most thrilling accomplishment of all. “Duping a totally trusting victim may be especially delicious, indulging enjoyable feelings of contempt,” observes Ekman.
A spouse: “My husband staged a ‘fake break-up’ with his ‘girlfriend’ (not exactly a girl–she was almost eligible for Medicare) in a text he knew I would see. He said he was ending his affair and going to concentrate on mending his ways and working on his marriage. The “girl”friend was in on the deception (the thrill of humiliating another woman got her off too) and afterwards the girlfriend immediately messaged him on Facebook, saying she was going to cost him a lot more money to maintain than I was. These two cheaters found pleasure in deceiving me, in degrading me, humiliating me. And my husband of more than 30 years, the father of my children, did not care that she derided me or hurt me. He did not try to shield me from her cruelty as well as his own. It’s hard to understand the privilege they feel and the sexual excitement they feel in manipulating and exploiting another human. In my darker moments, I imagine them laughing about how clever that little ploy must have made them feel, how superior, how in control, all at my expense. I will never understand how they live with themselves. I guess I don’t really want to understand—I don’t even want to try and place myself in that mindset. And, to be honest, it wasn’t just me they enjoyed duping. They also celebrated getting one over on her husband and her ex-boyfriend (a previous affair partner she claimed she was in the process of dumping.) She would screenshot her other boyfriend’s sad text messages and send them to my husband and they would share snide, superior comments about what a sad, sloppy drunk he was.”
In 2013, a study was released which backed up Ekman’s theory of the “duping delight.
Titled “The Cheater’s High: The Unexpected Affective Benefits of Unethical Behavior,” researchers found that cheaters experience a certain giddiness associated with the thrill of getting away with something, particularly if it was forbidden. When subjects successfully got away with unethical behavior, they felt a sense of cleverness, accomplishment, advantage and control. The cheaters took pride in bypassing rules and experienced what might be called a “sneaky thrill.”
Nicole Ruedy, Celia Moore, Francesca Gino, Maurice E. Schweitzer. The Cheater’s High: The Unexpected Affective Benefits of Unethical Behavior. SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012; DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2112614
Maria Montessori devised certain grand lessons that were impressionistic in nature—that is, the lesson is not meant to nail down specifics, but to allow a child to see the enormity of the universe and the child’s place within that universe.
I happened to run across a lesson I did with my Montessori students—ages 9 to 12—which was made ultimately made into a 20-foot long properly scaled strip depicting the origin of our universe from the Big Bang right up until just before humans began to inhabit the earth.
Mythicist Milwaukee is an all-volunteer organization founded to promote viewpoint diversity through conversation. Topics explored go beyond religion and move into other deeply held beliefs, examining their origins, searching for commonalities, and promoting respect, empathy and understanding—and, sometimes, simply agreeing to disagree—all through intelligent dialogue.
This year’s Mythcon is scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2018. From 10:30 am to 9 pm (followed by an after-party), the event will feature the following topics and speakers:
12:35 AM-1:40 PM – Have women achieved gender equality in the U.S.?
Featuring: Karen Garst and Karen Straughan
Moderated by: Melissa Chen
1:45-2:50 PM – What impact does social justice activism have on the African American community?
Featuring: Marissa Janea Johnson and Derrick Blackman
Moderated by: Brittany Simon
2:55-3:55 PM – Are social commentary outlets displacing the influence of mainstream media?
Featuring: The Quartering, Chris Ray Gun, Claire Lehmann, Stephen Knight
Moderated by: David Smalley
4:00-5:00 PM – What is the impact of intersectionality?
Featuring: Peter Boghossian, Clay Routledge, James Lindsay, Michael Rowlands, Chrisiousity
Moderator: David Smalley
5:00-6:00 PM – Dinner Break–The Jason Seed Stringtet will be performing during the dinner break on the Pabst Stage. The band is made up of Chicago and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra members.
6:00-7:05 PM – How can we navigate the issues impacting transgender people today?
Mythicist Milwaukee is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Our Tax Identification Number (EID) is 47-5453282. The IRS letter granting Mythicist Milwaukee its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is available upon request. Donation inquiries can be sent to info@mythicistmilwaukee.com.
Jul 13 – Jul 14 · UK Prime Minister · London, United Kingdom
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**Friday 13 July London Together Against Trump protest** 14:00 Assemble outside the BBC building in Portland Place March to Trafalgar Square 17:00 – 19:00 Rally in Trafalgar Square If you can’t make it to London there are events happening as part of the Carnival of Resistance around the country from 12-14 July. Go to the map for details: https://www.stoptrump.org.uk/events/ #CarnivalofResistance #Resist #StopTrumpism
It’s official. The Orange One is coming. We don’t know where or when but we’ll be ready when he does. Join us in saying DUMP TRUMP! When he arrives in Scotland we are preparing for a huge demonstration at George Square. Please spread the word.
Hello everyone, The KCL W&P society will be marching on the 13th of July at the march organized by Women’s March London to protest against Trump’s visit. Indeed, Donald Trump will be in London on the 13th of July so it is our opportunity to show the world that we condemn the hate that characterized its presidency. It is time for us to fight for our values and to stand together. We will meet at 11am outside BBC, Portland Place W1B1JA and the march will leave at 12:30 to go to Parliament Square via Regent Street, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. Then, a rally in Parliament Square will take place from 2pm to 4pm. The nearest tube stations near Portland Place are Regents Park, Great Portland Street and Oxford Circus (and if you need a step-free access: Bond Street). Members of our committee will be there with a placard so you should be able to find them. More updates will be added to the event page later. We really hope that you’re going to join us! All you need is your voice, water and (if possible) placards! If you can, also bring closed/ new packs of sanitary towels (but no tampons) as there will be a collection for Bloody Good Period (https://www.bloodygoodperiod.com) at the rally! https://www.womensmarchlondon.com/bring-the-noise/ #BRINGTHENOISE See you there! KCL W&P
Tell the racist billionaire where to go! Join the protest against Trump’s visit to the UK. Please note this is a provisional date, there isn’t a date for his visit set yet apart from it will be later this year.
Anti-Trumpers! We need your help and creativity to decorate the carnival of resistance float for 13 July protest. Over the next week we are holding workshops to make decorations out of recycled materials that we can use to decorate the float. If DIY isn’t your thing we are in need of plastic bags, plastic bottles (rinsed with labels off), bubble wrap and fruit bags to use as materials—donations gratefully received just drop them off at the Somerville. Get more info about the protest at www.stoptrump.org.uk and follow our Instagram @carnival_of_resistance to keep up to date with the preparations.
We will be holding a protest against Trump a week before the demo against Trump in London. There is transport going from Liverpool to the national demo
Trump is coming to London on 13th July. Joint the protest in Wolverhampton to say no to Trump’s racism, mysogony and push to war. This is an important lead-up to the national demonstration in London on 13th.
Get together to make signs for the Brighton Green’s Anti-Trump March https://www.facebook.com/events/1815905365371264/ Come up with your own slogans or pinch funny ones off the internet, we don’t mind. All suggestions welcome, even if you can’t make it, just post them on the page. Green party will supply poster board (to be returned and re-used) which you can stick your design over. Donations for supplies appreciated.
Trump is coming! Let him know we don’t support his ideas and actions. Let Theresa May see that we don’t want a Trump-style government in the UK. Get together with other people from North Devon who object to hatred, prejudice and bullying.
May’s government has been keen to strike up a close relationship with the Trump administration despite his erratic behaviour, in part because of Britain’s desire, post-Brexit, to strike a swift trade deal with the world’s largest economy. So: as a result: he’ll get a quiet cup of tea and slither into Britain in July! Let’s party and send a message that blowhards in a time of Wind rush, Brexit and general decay are not welcome in Wales. See you around six! Tequila Trump Masks Foreign Glitter Encouraged
Donald Trump is now reported to be coming to Britian in July – and we are going to organise a massive national demonstration against his politics of racism, war, sexism and hate. This could be a march of millions. 4% of the population – or around 2 million people have said that they would “definitely” take part in protests against the visit. In Dundee we are holding a local protest on Friday 13th at 5pm. This demonstration isn’t just about Trump. The treatment of the Windrush generation has highlighted the British elite’s disgraceful record of racism and bigotry. This is a fight against our own “hostile environment” as well as the American government. The Stop Trump Coalition is a network of grassroots campaigns, unions, NGOs and politicians initiated by journalist Owen Jones in February 2017. Stand Up to Trump includes a range of campaigns against war, austerity and racism, as well as public figures who have pledged to mobilise against a Trump visit. Both organisations have come together for a one-off national demonstration under the banner of Together Against Trump. A mobilising network for the demonstration – with local contact points in every part of the country – will spring into action as soon as a date is announced, organising local actions and coaches to London. Shaista Aziz, from the Stop Trump Coalition, said: “Donald Trump and Theresa May are running scared of protest. Last year. hundreds of thousands took to the streets at barely a day’s notice in disgust at Trump’s Muslim Ban. If Trump actually comes to London, we could be looking at a march of millions. This won’t just be a movement against the President’s visit – it will become a movement against racism, anti-migrant bigotry, sexism, transphobia and far right politics in the UK” “The Windrush scandal has shown this isn’t just about Trump. It’s also about Tory Britain. Our protest is an opportunity for millions to say, ‘enough is enough’.” Maz Saleem, from Stand Up to Trump, said: “Donald Trump is an open racist and sexist, a volatile and dangerous character who seems set on taking the West into further wars. Together we will put on a massive united show of opposition to him if Theresa May goes ahead with plans for a visit.” — This Dundee protest is timed to coincide with the finishing rally at the Together Against Trump National Demo in London on the same day. https://www.facebook.com/events/176581893155207/?ti=cl We also encourage people to support other anti-tumour protests wherever they are including the simultaneous Dump Trump demo in Glasgow: https://www.facebook.com/events/1770997519643238/?ti=cl and the Scotland United Against Trump protest in Edinburgh on Saturday 14th July https://www.facebook.com/events/628616174183456/?ti=cl Stop Trump’s website can be viewed here: https://www.stoptrump.org.uk/who-we-are/ Stand up to Trump’s website can be viewed here: http://standuptotrump.uk
Donald Trump will be arriving in London on the evening of Thursday 12th July and staying at Winfield House, the US Ambassador’s residence in Regents Park. Join us at 5:30pm at Hanover Gate – the entrance to Regents Park right next to London Central Mosque on Park Road – and we will protest right on the boundary of Winfield House where we know Trump will be able to hear us. Ahead of the main demonstration on Friday, we want to create a wall of sound to give him the (un)welcome he deserves. Bring your megaphones, whistles, pots and pans and anything else you can make noise with! Because of closures to the Outer Circle, we recommend coming to Baker Street and walking up Park Road or alternatively using bus routes 13, 113 or 274 and alighting at Alpha Close (stop LA)/Park Road Lords Cricket Ground (stop N). This protest has been called by Together Against Trump.
BUY TICKETS HERE https://act.globaljustice.org.uk/manchester-coach-demo-against-trump-london BANNER MAKING WORKSHOP 4th JULY- https://www.facebook.com/events/1431470300332397/ When Donald Trump was first elected, people were horrified. When he brought in his ‘Muslim ban’ tens of thousands of people protested at very short notice. But over a year on, there’s a danger that Trump’s hateful politics become the new normal. We are organising a return coach for anyone wishing to attend the Carnival of Resistance in London, on the American President’s visit to Britain. – Bus Leaves 7:30AM and returns 11:00PM on the same day – Banner making session held at Partisan Collective on July 4th from 6-9PM: There will be cake! – Walking protest starts at 2PM outside the BBC building in Portland Place – 5-7PM Rally – 8PM Leave London Unwaged – £15 Waged – £30 Solidarity rate – £35 GJNYN will specifically protest Donald Trump’s promise to force feed us chlorine chicken through his secretive, proposed trade deal with the UK. We plan to dress up as chickens and hold a chicken welfare protest demanding that their rights be protected. Anyone joining will be able to take part in the demo and banner making sessions, should you wish! This is a fun event, and first time activists as well as seasoned organisations we encouraged to join us! https://www.stoptrump.org.uk
Jul 13, Fri Jul 13 · 2 Times · Southampton Civic Centre · Southampton
319 people
*** SOUTHAMPTON PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP’S VISIT – ASSEMBLE FROM 4PM OUTSIDE SOUTHAMPTON CIVIC CENTRE *** As well as a major national demonstration in London, this protest will be one of many that will take place in towns and cities across the country on Friday 13th July, uniting all those who oppose Trump’s racism, sexism and bigotry to send a clear message that we reject his politics of fear and division. Since taking office, Trump has become an inspiration to racists and haters the world over. The Tories’ ‘hostile environment’ policy, their treatment of the Windrush generation, and the worrying signs of a far-right revival show that there has never been a more urgent need to stand up to the World’s #1 racist and the politics he espouses. Join us on 13th July! We also urge support for the other Southampton actions being planned to coincide with Trump’s visit to the UK: 13th July, 12pm – 2pm at The Bargate, Southampton Walk Out Against Trump! school and college student walk-out organised by Socialist Students Southampton https://www.facebook.com/events/2013477238918838/
Jul 12, 5 PM · Water Fountains . Bristol City Centre · Bristol, United Kingdom
1,142 people
THURSDAY 12 JULY 5PM : Bristol demonstration assembling at the Water Fountains (Cascade Steps), as other cities do the same. [[[ FRIDAY 13 July : NATIONAL Demonstration – Together Against Trump: national demo – book the day off work! >>> COACH TICKETS (leave 9am): tinyurl.com/briztrump ]]] Theresa May has pressed ahead with the visit of US President Donald Trump, due to take place on July 13th. This ignores the views of millions of British people, and many thousands of Bristolians (see the Bristol Stands Up To Trump : Protest his visit to the UK event, for which dates are unable to be corrected), who believe racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia, war-mongering, climate change denial, attacks on human rights or policies that will deepen poverty and inequality should not be celebrated by our government. Furthermore, the forcible separation of migrant families is utterly inhumane and marks a new low for Trump’s administration. When Trump visits the eyes of the world will be on London and the UK to see how the British people react. So it is crucial for us to ensure that Trump is met by the biggest protests possible. We call for a Bristol march on the eve of his visit on Thursday July 12th at 5pm. Many other UK cities are planning to do likewise. We intend to write to both Mayor Marvin Rees and Lord Mayor Cleo Lake to ask them to address the protest. We also then urge the widest possible support from Bristol for the national demonstration on Friday July 13th in London, for which coaches will be leaving Bristol at 9am. Bristol is a city renowned for its celebration of diversity and support for peace and for human and environmental rights. For all these reasons we will endeavour to make sure that our city stands at the forefront of opposition to Trump. Bristol Stand Up to Trump supporters, who have signed a letter similar to the above, include: – Bristol People’s Assembly – Bristol Stop the War Coalition – Stand up to Racism Bristol – Bristol Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament – Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Councillor Afzal Shah (Easton) – Councillor Harriet Bradley (Brislington West) – Councillor Eleanor Combley (Bishopston and Ashley Down) – Councillor Paul Goggin (Hartcliffe and Withywood) – Councillor Charlie Bolton (Southville) – Councillor Carla Denyer (Clifton Down) – Professor Tariq Madood (University of Bristol – in personal capacity) – Rob Wotherspoon, Bristol Communication Workers Union – Ras D Judah Adunbi – Carly Lightbown, organiser of Bristol’s Women’s March in January 2017 – Richard Capps, PCS Union Regional Chair (personal capacity) – Saba Hussain, sociologist – Kamal Mohamed, anti-racism campaigner, PhD researcher and refugee – Naz Massoumi, film and television lecturer – Neema Begum, PhD researcher and teacher at UoB (personal capacity) – National Education Union North Somerset Branch
A gathering to show solidarity with other cities and towns accross the UK who will be protesting Trump’s visit. Let’s show off the best of our town – Makers/ Artists/ Musicians/Photographers/Performers/Activitists/ Macctivists/friends of all ages join together to say NO to the government in welcoming a representive of fascism, racism and imperialism in this country. Join together in the Market Place at 6.30pm.
Jul 13, 2 PM · BBC Broadcasting House · London, United Kingdom
191 people
Join Labour Students as we protest the visit of Donald Trump to the UK. This vile POTUS needs no introduction. His misogyny, racism and bigotry are well known, we know that such views are in no way what Britain values in a leader or a friend. Theresa May should not have given him an invitation, thus we will march to show that he and his views are not welcome. Our protest begins outside the BBC building, Portland Place. Well shall then march across Central London, where we will congregate in Trafalgar Square from 17:00-19:00. Any questions message us on Facebook or Twitter, alternatively email us at labourstudents@labour.org.uk
Jul 13, 1 PM · Hackney Town Hall · London, United Kingdom
Hackney Labour activists will be joining the demo to protest Trump’s visit to the UK. Meet outside Hackney Town Hall at 1pm or go direct to the start of the march at 2pm outside the BBC building in Portland Place or to the rally in Trafalgar Square at 5pm. Contact Coral – 07842877551
Coach leaves The Hubs, Paternoster Row at 9am Coach tickets £10 & £20 ***ASSEMBLE FOR MARCH 2PM BBC PORTLAND PLACE, W1A 1AA*** ***RALLY 5PM TRAFALGAR SQUARE*** Donald Trump is now reported to be coming to Britain in July – and we are going to organise a massive national demonstration against his politics of racism, war, sexism and hate. This could be a march of millions. 4% of the population – or around 2 million people have said that they would “definitely” take part in protests against the visit. This demonstration isn’t just about Trump. The treatment of the Windrush generation has highlighted the British elite’s disgraceful record of racism and bigotry. This is a fight against our own “hostile environment” as well as the American government. The Stop Trump Coalition is a network of grassroots campaigns, unions, NGOs and politicians initiated by journalist Owen Jones in February 2017. Stand Up to Trump includes a range of campaigns against war, austerity and racism, as well as public figures who have pledged to mobilise against a Trump visit. Both organisations have come together for a one-off national demonstration under the banner of Together Against Trump. A mobilising network for the demonstration – with local contact points in every part of the country – will spring into action as soon as a date is announced, organising local actions and coaches to London. Shaista Aziz, from the Stop Trump Coalition, said: “Donald Trump and Theresa May are running scared of protest. Last year. hundreds of thousands took to the streets at barely a day’s notice in disgust at Trump’s Muslim Ban. If Trump actually comes to London, we could be looking at a march of millions. This won’t just be a movement against the President’s visit – it will become a movement against racism, anti-migrant bigotry, sexism, transphobia and far right politics in the UK” “The Windrush scandal has shown this isn’t just about Trump. It’s also about Tory Britain. Our protest is an opportunity for millions to say, ‘enough is enough’.” Maz Saleem, from Stand Up to Trump, said: “Donald Trump is an open racist and sexist, a volatile and dangerous character who seems set on taking the West into further wars. Together we will put on a massive united show of opposition to him if Theresa May goes ahead with plans for a visit.” Stop Trump’s website can be viewed here: https://www.stoptrump.org.uk/who-we-are/ Stand up to Trump’s website can be viewed here: http://standuptotrump.uk
Join the protest to show Trump what we, the Brighton Green Party, think about his policies (on women / climate / migration and so much more) and his hate agenda. Take the opportunity to show Trump what a diverse, tolerant and humorous (see accompanying poster designing event) group we are. Details are to be confirmed but hopefully we’ll travel up to London by train with Caroline and join a Green Bloc from across the UK. Time to reflect on the whole experience in the pub back in Brighton too. Please sign up and share with friends to get updates.
The racist, sexist, billionaire president of the US – Donald Trump – is planning to come to Britain on 13 July. We want to throw him one hell of a welcome party. We are calling for school and college students everywhere to walk out of classes on this day and to instead join protests on an unprecedented scale. Now’s the time to organise so that we can make sure we empty our classrooms and fill the streets. Get in touch if you want help organising at your school or college. Coventry details for walkout and protest Meet 12 noon @ Lady Godiva statue in broadgate And for those wanting to protest after work etc Meet again at 5pm at the last Godiva statue Come and join Coventry Young Socialists tell Trump, May and the political establishment who represent Trump and the billionaire class that they are not welcome here! May has invited Trump to the UK, even though he is an outspoken bigot who continuously makes racist and sexist comments – May and her like have overlooked this for one simple reason: they are the 1% and we are not. So lets mobilise and show just how determined the 99% can be – we won’t tolerate any sexist, racist or homophobic views and let’s fight for representatives who actually carry out our interests!
PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THIS EVENT FOR UPDATES! Family friendly march for those that can’t get to London. Assemble outside ROYALS at 2pm (this may change to a bit later, see poll in discussion). We’ll set of about 2.30pm, heading up the High Street to finish outside the ODEON SOUTHEND where we might have a few speakers. NB: Proposed time is to tie in with London. HOWEVER, as this has been suggested as being suitable for families – with kids at school – we might move the start time. This is to be a peaceful protest exercising our democratic right to let local decision makers know how we feel about letting this dangerous, hate-mongering, racist, misogynistic man into our country. We particularly encourage families to take part in solidarity with those families recently torn asunder by Trump’s policies. Get making those banners!
Donald Trump – the racist, sexist billionaire who currently occupies the White House – has announced he plans to visit the UK on 13 July. He is not welcome. And if he dares step foot in the country, he must be met with protest on an unprecedented scale. Socialist Students will be organising a walk-out of school and college students in Huddersfield in protest. We will have a demo at Market Cross (across from McDonalds) from 4pm and will be urging members of the public to join us to say no to Trump! Get in touch if you can help organise in your school or college!
The racist, sexist, billionaire president of the US – Donald Trump – is planning to come to Britain on 13 July. We want to throw him one hell of a welcome party. We are calling for school and college students everywhere to walk out of classes on this day and to instead join protests on an unprecedented scale. Now’s the time to organise so that we can make sure we empty our classrooms and fill the streets. Get in touch if you want help organising at your school or college. BIrmingham details for walkout and protest Meet 12 noon @ Victoria Square And for those wanting to protest after work etc Meet again at 5pm at victoria square Come and join Birmingham Young Socialists tell Trump, May and the political establishment who represent Trump and the billionaire class that they are not welcome here! May has invited Trump to the UK, even though he is an outspoken bigot who continuously makes racist and sexist comments – May and her like have overlooked this for one simple reason: they are the 1% and we are not. So lets mobilise and show just how determined the 99% can be – we won’t tolerate any sexist, racist or homophobic views and let’s fight for representatives who actually carry out our interests! Join Birmingham Young Socialists today or for more info please contact: birminghamsocialiststudents@gmail.com youngsocialistswestmids@gmail.com 07447425494 Or message the Facebook page
Donald Trump will be making his visit to Britain on July 13th, 2018. As many Britons, expats and others will make it known that he and his hatred is unwelcome in Great Britain. Thousands upon thousands are expected to take to the streets of London that day to send the unequivocal message that Britain will not tolerate his hate filled rhetoric and dangerous policy. In about two weeks time, after we have a count of the number of interested in attending, I will reach out to London hotels for pricing overnight. I would like to get as many of my likeminded British mates involved as possible to show this asshole that Great Britain is GREAT, and will stand up to the likes of this bigoted man and his policies of hate and discrimination. Who’s with us? Time to march! Time for Britain to shine bright on the world stage! 💪 🇬🇧
Jul 13, 12:30 PM · The Social · London, United Kingdom
We’ll be meeting up at The Social at 1230 next week before heading on the march at 1400 from Portland Place. Join us x All the event info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/144340712883728/
Come and show your solidarity with marches all over the UK protesting Trump’s red carpet visit. We will meet at the bus stop on the Herefordshire side of the Wyche Cutting, and march down the Wyche Road into Great Malvern. We’ll leave at 6pm. The lovely people at Carnival Records have agreed we can end the march in their courtyard around 7pm. Bring a drink to enjoy there! Bring banners, whistles, kids, fun and maybe a bottle of beer 🙂 Let’s show the Tiny-Handed one that he’s not welcome in Malvern.
London protest details Donald Trump is coming to Britain on Friday 13 July. Actions will be happening across the country as part of the Carnival of Resistance. In London there’s a mass Together against Trump protest. Provisional plans: 14:00 Assemble outside the BBC building in Portland Place March to Trafalgar Square 17:00 – 19:00 Rally in Trafalgar Square
Grassroots organisations, societies and collaborations across Scotland have come together to protest against the Trump administration’s horrific actions against immigrant children and families. On the 13th July, Trump is set to make a visit to the UK. We cannot allow this visit to be made without a degree of opposition. We encourage as many students as possible to participate. “Between October 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018, at least 2,700 children have been split from their parents. 1,995 of them were separated over the last six weeks of that window – April 18 to May 31 – indicating that at present, an average of 45 children are being taken from their parents each day” Dara Lind, Vox article, 15/06/2018 The separation of children from their parents by the Trump administration is only the latest and most obvious of examples of creeping fascism happening on a grand scale in the United States. We, as internationalists, stand shoulder to shoulder with these separated families. Join us on our protest from City Square outside the Caird Hall at 5pm, to coincide with several other similar protests.
BOOK THE AFTERNOON OFF WORK NOW! *March in central London from 2pm* *Rally in Trafalgar Square at 5pm* Just over a year after announcing US withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, Donald Trump will visit the UK for the first time. There will be mass protests against Trump and all he stands for. Join us on the climate bloc to make it clear that Trump’s attempts to wreck not just US but global climate action are a crime against all of us. Stand with the poorest in the front line of climate change, including indigenous communities defending their land and water from fossil fuels, and scientists whose vital research is under attack. Join us to stand ‘Together against Trump’ on Friday 13 July 2pm Assemble BBC Portland Place W1A 1AA 5pm Rally, Trafalgar Square
BRIDPORT IS REPRESENTING AT THE NATIONAL ANTI TRUMP PROTEST IN LONDON ON FRIDAY 13th JULY … We’ve organised a minibus to join the ‘Festival of Love’ protesting Trump’s visit to England, our government’s friendship with him and everything he stands for. It’s looking to be a historic event. Our one rule is that we go to this protest peacefully, aside from that all points of view and political persuasions are welcome. That said, pro-trump people will not be guaranteed a space on the bus. We’ll be leaving at about 7am and returning in the evening, timings to be confirmed. Stay tuned also for protest prep information including general safety advice for the novice activist, music and sound making ideas and general logistical stuff. Also, keep your eyes peeled for a protest placard making session later on in the week, where we’ll whip up some jaw dropping activist material, plan a minibus playlist and generally hype ourselves up. SEATS COST £16 This covers vehicle rental, petrol, parking and a fee for the driver. Currently there are 17 seats available, message us for bank details. The first 17 to pay Megan will be guaranteed a place. If numbers keep increasing beyond 17 we’ll go ahead and hire another vehicle, nothing can stop us. Seats are non refundable. If you cannot make it on the day you can find someone else for your seat but we won’t be able to return the cost. However, if we don’t fill the minibus the trip won’t happen and you will be refunded then. We are only providing transport to this event and you partake in this protest at your own risk. You will be completely responsible for yourselves in London and aside from returning back to the minibus at the correct time, you will be free to go where you want and do what you will. We hope you’re as excited as we are! x
A peaceful celebration of all things good, on the occasion of President Trump’s visit to Windsor Castle. Please keep an eye on this site for any last-minute changes. We are working with Thames Valley Police and need to know numbers, so please express your interest as soon as possible. Meet at the top of Peascod Street, Windsor (junction with High Street). Please do bring: • Brightly coloured clothing • Instruments • Face paints • Water, sun cream and sun hats • Snacks • Tastefully worded placards (out of deference for the kids, rather than anyone else 😉) Please don’t bring: • Alcohol — there are some lovely bars in Windsor to relax in afterwards • Drugs • Sweary placards! Depending on numbers, we may need volunteers to help marshal. Please shout if you can help.
Women’s Equality Party are standing up to President Trump and protesting his visit to the UK in two weeks time! This protest has been organised by the York Labour Party and their event can be found here https://www.facebook.com/events/178500972805751/?ti=cl
*Fight racism, sexism & homophobia *No to war! *Trump is not welcome here *Organise to kick the Tories out Manchester protest for all – students and workers walk out of school/college/uni/work and join us in protesting Donald Trump’s visit to Britain on 13 July.
Jul 13, 12:30 PM · Water Fountains . Bristol City Centre · Bristol, United Kingdom
Theresa May will be rolling out the red carpet for Donald Trump to visit the UK on Friday 13th July. Socialist Students are backing walkouts and demonstrations against this sexist, racist billionaire and all he represents. Bristol will have a protest the night before the visit, Thurs 12/7 from 5pm on the fountains and will also be sending a coach to the national demonstration in London on the 13th. See www.facebook.com/events/1586999644687691 for more info. However, if you cannot go to London for the day but still want to be part of the movement protesting against Trump on the day he’s visiting the UK then please come along to this event. Contact Tom on 07986 951527 or tomobaldwin@gmail.com for more info or to help build the movement.
MEETING POINTS FOR MARCH AND RALLY * For the MARCH: We’ll be meeting outside the RIBA (66 Portland Place W1B 1NT) at 2pm * For the RALLY: We’ll try to position ourselves on the Mall side of Trafalgar Square at 5pm * For KABBALAT SHABBT: We’ll be meeting in St James’ Park (the area opposite Horse Guards Parade) at 7.30pm **all meeting points and times may change on the day, check back here if you’re lost** TBC placard and sign-making workshop 10am to 1pm (BYOBagels) ===== Donald Trump has risen to the presidency on the back of a wave of nationalism, racism, misogyny, transphobia, Islamophobia and antisemitism. Now he thinks he’s welcome in the UK. Come and join the Jewish bloc on the protests against Trump’s visit. We will sing, we will pray with our feet and we will be proudly Jewish in the face of Trump’s antisemitism. We invite people to organise banner and placard making sessions in their communities – please share the details of the sessions on the event page! Click attending to keep up to date as more details are released about the day. If you’d like to help organise, we’d love to hear from you. Everyone welcome. #JewishResistance
Jul 13, 12 AM · Brighton railway station · Brighton
Brighton & Hove Stands Up To Racism will be meeting at 12.00 at the front of Brighton Station to attend the Together Against Trump London Demonstration – we will be taking the 12.33 train – please join us, share 4 person discounted tickets etc. WE CAN MAKE A SMALL NUMBER OF DISCOUNTED TICKETS AVAILABLE – PLEASE MESSAGE US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. Please come along and give us support, even if you are not able to travel to London. THANK YOU
Take to the streets of Manchester to protest against Donald Trump’s visit to Britain. An invitation from Theresa May’s Tory government shows that with international warmongering, domestic racism and vicious anti-working class policies, our ruling class are on the same page as the fascist US president. No to Trump’s visit! No to Britain’s racist hostile environment! Fight racism! Fight imperialism! Solidarity with Palestine! Hands off Iran, Syria, Korea, Cuba, Venezuela… Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! (FRFI) Manchester Victory to the Intifada RCG – Revolutionary Communist Group www.frfi.co.uk
Jul 13, 11 AM · Portland Place · London, United Kingdom
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Join 50:50 with Women’s March London at their BANGING #BringTheNoise – for Trump’s Visit to London. 50:50 are going to be NOISY for #EqualSeats and #EqualSay. Let’s broadcast to the world that we stand together for Justice, Equality and Peace. Bring pots and pans; bring drums; bring musical instruments; bring your voices. We’re taking pots and pans from the domestic space of home into the public space of politics – their purpose transformed for participation, engagement and joyful noise as we bring Cacerolazo – ‘Casserole protest’ – to the heart of the city. Like Hilary Clinton say’s “The only way to get sexism out of politics is to get more women into politics”. So be with be with 50:50 loud and proud calling upon everyone to take action via our #AskHerToStand initiative to get more women to Westminster via www.5050Parliament.co.uk/askhertostand. Take positive action to counteract all the negative misogynisitc messaging.
Donald Trump is coming to Britain on Friday 13 July and his visit will be met by mass protests. He is fast becoming the world’s #1 racist and is inspiring far-right forces here in Britain. From the Muslim ban to smearing Mexicans as rapists, he has consistently whipped up Islamophobia, hate and division. His out spoken sexism, homophobia and transphobia boosts the confidence of bigots around the world. But this isn’t just about Trump. The treatment of the Windrush generation – and the constant scapegoating of migrants and refugees – has highlighted the British elite’s disgraceful racist record. This is a fight against our own ‘hostile environment’ as well as that promoted by the US government. If you don’t want to join the protests in London join our local Colchester protest on Friday 13 July
• ASSEMBLE between 1 and 2 pm at Old Palace Yard, Westminster • MARCH 2 pm to Whitehall Speakers include: • Claude Moraes MEP • Jean Lambert MEP Talha Ahmed – The Muslim Council of Britain • Dilowar Khan – London Muslim Centre • Gerry Gable – Searchlight Magazine • Reverend Steven Saxby • Kiri Tunks – National Education Union President • Nita Sanghera – UCU – University and College Union Vice President • Jane Loftus – The Communications Union Vice President • Peter Kavanagh – Unite the Union – London & Eastern • Steve Hedley – National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) deputy General Secretary • Taranjit Chana – GMB London Region • Louise Regan – NEU • Shahrar Ali Green Party Letter to the Guardian with initial signatories of support: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/19/we-must-come-together-to-fight-the-resurgent-racist-right Add your name here: https://www.change.org/p/we-must-unite-to-halt-the-rise-of-the-far-right The racist right in Britain are using the “Free Tommy Robinson” campaign and the visit of Donald Trump to reorganise and grow, backed by international racist and far-right figures such as Steve Bannon and Geert Wilders. On June 9th, they mobilised around 15,000 people in Central London, where Nazi salutes, violence and the most virulent Islamophobia were on show. On 14th July they have called their next protest in London. That day, we will be organising a peaceful anti-racist event bringing together the broadest possible opposition to their politics of hate Supported by unions UNITE, UNISON, GMB, NEU, PCS, CWU, FBU, RMT, TSSA, ASLEF, NAPO, POA plus many faith & campaign groups Please email info@standuptoracism.org.uk/info@uaf.org.uk if your organisation can get involved. Please share widely and invite all your friends.
Jul 13, 12 PM · Soho Radio · London, United Kingdom
2,014 people
REVOLUTION DAY – A Day Of Resistance. STOP TRUMP. STOP BREXIT. KICK OUT THE TORIES. Trump is visiting London. Come together in protest. Kick out the Tories for this Brexit nightmare and for inviting Trump to our beautiful city. Soho Radio & Gideön present a 12 hour DJ marathon party before, during and after the main anti-Trump demonstration in central London. Rendezvous at Soho Radio for a drink (bring your own) then we will head to the demonstration together. We start at midday and run until midnight. Bring banners, loud hailers, soundsystems and everything you need to kickstart the revolution. Watch this space for demonstration timings. Soho Radio 22 Great Windmill St Soho London W1D 7LD
Jul 9, 6:30 PM · St Pauls Learning Centre · Bristol, United Kingdom
141 people
Donald Trump is visiting Britain on July 13th. Bristol will be protesting alongside other cities on the eve of his visit at 5pm by the Fountains (opposite the Hippodrome) on Thursday July 12th. We want volunteers to steward the protest and we want to make placards to show our distaste at his racist, misogynist and climate change denial policies. Bring your ideas, energy and skills to this organising meeting for stewards and creators of artistic protest. 730pm, Arts Room 1 (second floor). St. Paul’s Learning Centre.
Come along to East London Socialist Party’s public meeting to discuss why & how we can protest against Trump, the day before he arrives in the UK. The day after our meeting we’ll be protesting against the racist, sexist billionaire. Join walkouts & come to our rally 10am Trafalgar Square, central London, Friday 13 July.
Sister protest to the national demo in London, once the date of Trump’s UK visit has been confirmed we will be organising protests opposing Trump’s racism, xenophobia, sexism and bigotry and again Theresa May’s complicity towards his awful attitudes. The national protest has been called by: Stand Up to Racism Stop the War Coalition People’s Assemby Against Austerity CND The Leeds protest has been called collectively by: Leeds Stand Up To Trump Leeds Coalition Against the War Leeds Stand Up To Racism This event will also organise transport for those wanting to join the national protest.
Jul 13, 11 AM · Regent’s Park tube station · London, United Kingdom
566 people
This summer… Donald Trump is… ‘A nightmare on any street’ President Trump is visiting the UK from 12-16 July. Since coming to office Trump has ordered children to be torn apart from their parents at the US border. He’s stoked tensions in the Middle East by naming Jerusalem the capital of Israel. He’s even pulled out of the UN Human Rights Council. Not to mention his harmful policies on refugees, women’s rights and climate change. He feeds off division, bigotry and fear. So we need to put on our biggest show of solidarity to stand up against his hate. Join us on July 13 in London for a day of joyful noise and action, as we stand together in celebration of all the things Trump hates most: our incredible diversity and commitment to human rights for all! We will be joining Women’s March London to #BringTheNoise (https://www.facebook.com/events/193554714769956/) – but with our own horror movie twist! Come dressed as your favourite horror movie character. Let’s fill London’s streets with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls and zombies. Limited costumes will be available for you to borrow on the day. Bring pots, pans, drums, whistles, and anything else you can think of to make the most terrible racket – so wherever in the country the beast may be, we know he’s going to be scared. PLAN FOR THE DAY: 11:00: Meet at Regent’s Park tube station 11:30 : Join #BringTheNoise march outside BBC, Portland Place W1B 1JA 12:00 : March forms up 12:30 : March leaves : Route – Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Whitehall, Parliament Square (there is a short route point at Richmond Terrace). 14:00 – 16:00 : Rally in Parliament Square Access info will be published shortly. We are not able to provide toilets but will update the map to show nearest available public toilets. There will be a quieter area at the end of the march for anyone with noise sensitivity. MARCH SUPPORTED BY: Amnesty UK, Women for Refugee Women, Southall Black Sisters, Stonewall, Hope Not Hate, Pride in London, GreenPeace, Liberty, Inquest, Help Refugees, Nisa Nashim Jewish and Muslim Women’s, Network, Environmental Justice Foundation, Gendered Intelligence, Dimensions, Dahlia Project, Abortion Support Network, Fawcett Society, Operation Black Vote, Reclaim, Safe Passage, Muslim Women’s Network UK , Team Future, Best for Britain, She Speaks We Hear, Women in Leadership, End Violence Against Women coalition, Democrats Abroad UK, ActionAid UK, Verve, Oxfam GB, Fourth Wave feminists, Women For Europe, Making Herstory, Everyday Sexism and Women’s Voice.
donald tromp is visiting the uk sometime this year which isnt very nice so we’re all gonna dress up as sharks (the ocean’s ultimate good boy) and call him margarine head
Jul 13, 12 PM · House of Commons · London, United Kingdom
175 people interested
Donald Trump Not welcome in United Kingdom The trip will take place on Friday the 13th July Contact Busharat 00447720021978 Coaches will go from every city of United Kingdom Please do contact also from bristol Let’s make it big together
Free Palestine Bloc @ Together Against Trump: National Protest Friday 13 July 2018 2pm at Corner of Portland Place and Duchess Street, W1G 9AB, London https://goo.gl/maps/se2zBMvxwaQ2 Join us to protest Trump’s visit in London, in light of his decision to more the US Embassy to Jerusalem and his ongoing denial of Palestinian human rights. More info: http://standuptotrump.uk https://www.stoptrump.org.uk/london-protest-details/ Email us to volunteer on the day: info@palestinecampaign.org
This demo is for those who will be unavailable to take part in the national demo on the 13th- either in Leeds or London. Event page for 13th of July: https://www.facebook.com/events/194517081187143/ ^^^ See link above for information on coaches to London ^^^ Sister protest to the national demo in London, opposing Trump’s racism, xenophobia, sexism and bigotry and Theresa May’s complicity towards his awful attitudes. The national protest has been called by: Stand Up to Racism Stop the War Coalition People’s Assemby Against Austerity CND The Leeds protest has been called collectively by: Leeds Stand Up To Trump Leeds Coalition Against the War Leeds Stand Up To Racism This event will also organise transport for those wanting to join the national protest.
Despite mass opposition to Trump’s politics of racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism, sexism, war, bigotry and climate change denial, he is being welcomed to the UK by Prime Minister Theresa May on July 13th. We intend to protest his reception by Theresa May at Chequers before going on to the national demonstration. Provisional plan is to get to Chequers for 10 am, protest and then make it to the protest inLondon by 2pm. Trump’s election as US President has given confidence to racists, sexists and bigots around the world. His rhetoric against Korea, Iran and Russia, and his moving of the US Embassy to Jerusalem has stoked up the threat of war, including nuclear war, in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Climate change is an increasing threat to the whole of humanity, yet Trump has set back meaningful action to limit the threat of abrupt climate change. Trump represents a super rich elite that puts profit before people, who want to shape the world to enrich themselves further no matter what the cost to humanity and the planet. By inviting Trump to visit Theresa May is endorsing Trump’s politics. This should come as no surprise. May has consistently supported austerity Trump’s drive to war, and her government has been exposed as deeply racist. Mass protests on July 13 will send a clear message to Trump and May that we are prepared to fight for equal rights for all oppressed groups, for peace, economic justice and environmental sustainability.
Visit www.stoptrump.org.uk for details of coaches to London and Local Demos/ Rallies. More are being added daily The national demonstration and Rally is in London on 13th July. There are coaches going from Chesterfield Sheffield and Nottingham. For those who can’t make it to London on the 13th, lots of local demonstrations will be taking place: Sheffield at 5pm outside Sheffield City Hall Derby at 5:30 until 7pm by the Waterfall, Market Place On Saturday 14th July there is a Rally at New Square Chesterfield from 11.00 until 12.30
July 13th, 2016 – I turned 21, did anyone care? NO! Because it was was also the day that David Cameron resigned as prime minister, and was succeeded by Theresa May. July 13th, 2017 – I turned 22, did anyone care? NO!* Because all people were talking about was the most recent general election and Brexit. July 13th, 2018 – I will be turning 23, will anyone care?… This year on Friday the 13th, Donald Trump will be making his first official state visit to the UK as the 45th President of the United States. I for one, am done with conservative politics upstaging the day of my birth. So please join me in protesting the arrival of the racist, sexist, transphobic and homophobic “leader of the free world” in the UK. Let’s show him a Friday the 13th he won’t forget. Please invite and share with your friends, neighbours, and lovers. Let’s get this as big as possible. Dress code: I will be in drag, you are most welcome to come dressed however you feel most comfortable or powerful at such a shindig. In lieu of birthday cards please bring banners and placards. More details to follow, but the plan is to join up with the other protesters on the day (in particular the ‘Drag Protest Against Trump UK Visit’ group: https://www.facebook.com/events/2083878568520178/ ). I’ll be bringing a cake, but please bring your own napkins and forks, as I may not have enough to go around. After the protest, we can all go to spoons for some B-Day woo-woos and then we can all catch The Incredibles 2 (and yes, we can all go to Tesco before to stock up on sweets because we all know how expensive cinema popcorn is). *In fairness, Taylor Swift did care about me turning 22, I hear she was feeling it.
Jul 7, 11 AM · The Point, Milton Keynes · Milton Keynes
On July 7th Milton Keynes Unite Community, Stand Up to Racism Milton Keynes are coming together to protest the visit on 13th July of Donald Trump. We will be outside The Point in the city centre to send a very clear and loud message to Donald Trumop that he is not welcome here. We will hopefully have some very good speakers for this and hopefully other groups may wish to attend and support.
Photo credit: US Library of Congress, Incidents of the war. A harvest of death, Gettysburg, PA. Dead Federal soldiers on battlefield. Negative by Timothy H. O’Sullivan. Positive by Alexander Gardner. (Wikimedia Commons)
Sunday Sept. 21, 1862
Dear Folks,
We went hungry, for six days not a morsel of bread or meat had gone in our stomachs – and our menu consisted of apple; and corn. We toasted, we burned, we stewed, we boiled, we roasted these two together, and singly, until there was not a man whose form had not caved in, and who had not a bad attack of diarrhea. Our under-clothes were foul and hanging in strips, our socks worn out, and half of the men were bare-footed, many were lame and were sent to the rear; others, of sterner stuff, hobbled along and managed to keep up, while gangs from every company went off in the surrounding country looking for food. . . Many became ill from exposure and starvation, and were left on the road. The ambulances were full, and the whole route was marked with a sick, lame, limping lot, that straggled to the farmhouses that lined the way, and who, in all cases, succored and cared for them. . . Alexander Hunter
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William Child, Major and Surgeon with the 5th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers
September 22, 1862 (Battlefield Hospital near Sharpsburg)
My Dear Wife;
Day before yesterday I dressed the wounds of 64 different men – some having two or three each.
Yesterday I was at work from daylight till dark – today I am completely exhausted – but stall soon be able to go at it again.
The days after the battle are a thousand times worse than the day of the battle – and the physical pain is not the greatest pain suffered. How awful it is – you have not can have until you see it any idea of affairs after a battle. The dead appear sickening but they suffer no pain. But the poor wounded mutilated soldiers that yet have life and sensation make a most horrid picture. I pray God may stop such infernal work – through perhaps he has sent it upon us for our sins. Great indeed must have been our sins if such is our punishment.
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Under the dark shade of a towering oak near the Dunker Church lay the lifeless form of a drummer boy, apparently not more than 17 years of age, flaxen hair and eyes of blue and form of delicate mould. As I approached him I stooped down and as I did so I perceived a bloody mark upon his forehead…It showed where the leaden messenger of death had produced the wound the caused his death. His lips were compressed, his eyes half open, a bright smile played upon his countenance. By his side lay his tenor drum, never to be tapped again.
Pvt. J. D. Hicks, Company K, 125th Pennsylvania Volunteers John P. Smith, “History of the Antietam Fight,” in Scrapbook of J. P. Smith.
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The force of a mini ball or piece of shell striking any solid portion to a person is astonishing; it comes like a blow from a sledge hammer, and the recipient finds himself sprawling on the ground before he is conscious of being hit; then he feels about for the wound, the benumbing blow deadening sensation for a few moments. Unless struck in the head or about the heart, men mortally wounded live some time, often in great pain, and toss about upon the ground.”
History of the 35th Massachusetts Volunteers, p. 48
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The third shell struck and killed my horse and bursting, blew him to pieces, knocked me down, of course, and tore off my right arm…
Pvt. Ezra E. Stickley, Company A, 5th Virginia Infantry “Wounded at Sharpsburg,” Confederate Veteran Magazine. Vol XXV, No. 9, September 1917, p. 400.
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He was totally blind; a Yankee bullet had passed directly across and destroyed both eyes, and the light for him had gone out forever. But on he marched, with his brother in misery perched on his sturdy shoulders. He would accept no assistance until his partner announced to him that they had reached their goal – the field hospital. It appears that they lay close together on the field, and after the roar of battle had been succeeded by that painfully intense silence that hangs over a hard-contested battlefield; where the issue is yet in doubt, and where a single rifle shot on the skirmish line falls on your ear like the crack of a thousand cannon. The groans of the wounded Yank reached the alert ears of his sightless Confederate neighbor, who called to him, asking him the nature and extent of his wounds. On learning the serious nature of them, he said: “Now, Yank, I can’t see, or I’d get out of here mighty lively. Some darned Yank has shot away my eyes, but I feel as strong otherwise as ever. If you think you can get on my back and do the seeing, I will do the walking, and we’ll sail into some hospital where we can both receive surgical treatment.”
J.O. Smith
(Roulette Farm Field Hospital)
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Union private of Lieutenant White’s Company (Account of his own experiences in the fighting near the Cornfield)
A man but a few paces from me is struck squarely in the face by a solid shot. Fragments of the poor fellow’s head came crashing into my face and fill me with disgust.
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September 26, 1862 (In a hospital near the Battlefield of Antietam)
Dear Wife,
Thinking perhaps that you would like to hear from me. I now have a few moments in writing to you to let you know of an accident which happened to me on the evening of the 18th. One of the 135 P.V. boys accidentily shot me through the back. The ball passed through my lungs and lodged some where and is in me yet. I suffered considerable pain for the few first days but now I am more comfortable now and am not in much pain. Our brigaid did not get along from Washington soon enough to be engaged in the Battle of the day before. There was a hard fought battle and many lives lost on both sides but I think the loss of the Rebels were more than double our loss. I hope that you will not grow uneasy about me for I
am doing as well as can be and have good care for brother William is with me taking care of me and as soon as I get well enough I am coming home and to be with you again, I do not want you to write until you hear from me again for a letter would not come through. I am now 10 miles from Middletown Md and as soon as we get moved I will write to you to let you know where we are moved to. As I do not think of any thing more that will interest you I will bring this letter to a close and write to you again in a few days.
From your affectionate and loving husband,
Erred Fowles
(Erred Fowles died on October 6, 1862. He is buried in Grave #3724 in the cemetery at Antietam. His daughter, Ida May Fowles, was born October 10, 1862.)
American Atheists is currently undertaking a search for its next president.
The application period for the position of President of American Atheists is open until July 7, 2018.
President
Position Overview
The President of American Atheists provides visionary leadership, stewardship, and a powerful influential voice for atheists. In collaboration with the Board of Directors and senior staff, the President will develop and oversee the implementation of programs and strategies to continue our mission to advocate for the absolute separation of religion from government, to elevate the profile of atheism in public discourse, and to build and strengthen communities that fully represent the growing number of atheists in America.
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Provide visionary and inspirational strategic leadership to cultivate a robust, creative, responsive, and welcoming environment for staff, affiliates, volunteers, members, donors, and coalition partners.
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At least five years of management experience, either in the non-profit, for-profit, or public sector.
Extensive knowledge of and commitment to the separation of religion from government and a personal investment in the mission of American Atheists.
Outstanding communication skills, including extensive experience as an outgoing and high profile spokesperson; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing, to articulate the priorities, programs, and mission of American Atheists; and experience in both traditional media (print, television, radio, etc.) and digital media.
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Please send your resume and cover letter to: presidentsearch@atheists.org by July 7, 2018 with the subject line “President Search”.
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You’re about to see a raft of news stories claiming that I am responsible for inspiring the deaths of journalists. The bodies are barely cold and left-wing journalists are already exploiting these deaths to score political points against me. It’s disgusting. I regret nothing I said, though of course like any normal person I am saddened to hear of needless death.
The truth, as always, is the opposite of what the media tells you. I sent a troll about “vigilante death squads” as a *private* response to a few hostile journalists who were asking me for comment, basically as a way of saying, “Fuck off.” They then published it. Amazed they were pretending to take my joke as a “threat,” I reposted these stories on Instagram to mock them — and to make it clear that I wasn’t being serious.
Headlines soon appeared claiming that I was “inciting” people to murder journalists. This is wholly false. The only people whipping up hysteria about killing reporters this week were Will Sommer at the Daily Beast and Davis Richardson at the New York Observer.
If there turns out to be any dimension to this crime related to my private, misreported remarks, the responsibility for that lies squarely and wholly with the Beast and the Observer for drumming up fake hysteria about a private joke, and with the verified liberals who pretended they thought I was serious.
It is a demonstrable fact that the Open Society Foundation and other wealthy left-wing organizations have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars (maybe it’s millions!) disrupting my talks, beating up my audiences and spreading malicious rumors about me. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this shooter — just like the last one at YouTube — is another demented left-winger. Let’s hope it’s another transgender shooter, too, so the casualties are minimal.
The Left celebrated the shooting of Scalise and regularly incites violence against Trump supporters. They are secretly delighted by the domestic terrorism of Antifa and they cheer on Maxine Waters when she threatens consequences for Trump administration staff going about their business in public.
I made a private, offhand troll to two hostile reporters, who breathlessly publicized it and like vermin their fellow journalists swarmed to remind the world how much they hate Milo. If the Left was truly horrified by violence against journalists, they would have shown it in the aftermath of Charlie Hebdo. As you all know, they didn’t.
P.S. — You guys should decide whether you think I’m “disgraced, irrelevant and over” or “so dangerous I inspire mass shootings.” I can’t be both.
Meanwhile, as people on Twitter went back and forth blaming Milo, Maxine Waters, and Trump, it appears the shooter had a longstanding vendetta against the Capital Gazette that appears to have been going on for more than 5 years:
Time Magazine featured Perle Mesta on the cover on March 14, 1949.
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A self-described “feminist,” in a 1952 speech to the Democratic Convention, Mesta said, “Together, men and women are a tremendous force. And I feel certain that when our forefathers said that our society should be based on equal rights for all men, they did not mean it just that way. They meant equal rights for all men—and women.”
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Serving as the inspiration for Irving Berlin’s Broadway musical comedy “Call Me Madam” starring Ethel Merman, diplomat and political activist Perle Reid Skirvin Mesta became affectionately known as The Hostess with the Mostes’.
Born in 1889 in Sturgis, Michigan, Mesta was the oldest child of William (Bill) Balser Skirvin and Harriet Elizabeth Reid. While her childhood was spent in Galveston, Texas, the family moved to Oklahoma City in the early 1900s. Her father, Bill Skirvin, struck it rich in the oil business and also had found success in real estate. In 1910, he broke ground on Oklahoma City’s Skirvin Hotel, located at First and Broadway Streets. By the time it was finished, the hotel was the biggest in Oklahoma and the most luxurious in a multi-state area.
The Skirvin family moved into the hotel, residing on the ninth floor in a suite. Mesta and her older siblings were educated at private boarding schools. In 1915, after attending the Sherwood School of Music, Mesta moved to New York City where she lived with her great aunt on Park Avenue.
Vintage postcard featuring Skirvin HotelThe Skirvin Hilton Hotel today courtesy The Skirvin
It was there that she met George Mesta, owner of the Mesta Machine Company, a manufacturer of steel machinery based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although George Mesta was several years her senior, the two fell in love and married in 1917.
During the World War I years, the newlyweds spend much of their time in Washington, D.C., where George Mesta served on a labor management committee under the American Federation of Labor. He also turned over the use of his plant to help manufacture war machinery.
When they returned to Pittsburgh, Mesta became interested in the welfare of the workers at the plant. She began making contact with the employees, first by having them and their families to her home for Christmas. Next, she suggested an onsite cafeteria and a hospital for the workers. Then, she noticed that many of the young apprentices at the plant had not finished their high school degrees. Mesta’s observations resulted in the apprentices being granted two hours per day of studies with pay. Another employee benefit that Mesta fostered was the organization of a nursery to care for the children of the plant’s workers.
Mesta also began an active schedule as a volunteer, working for the welfare of children. She and her husband also traveled in Europe. But after eight years of marriage, her life took a dramatic turn. George Mesta died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack in April of 1925.
Mesta found herself as the majority stockholder in the Mesta Machine Company. Her father encouraged her to become involved actively in the business, running it just as her husband had done. There were eight men on the board of directors—Mesta assumed the ninth slot. However, she named her husband’s brother as president, and although she remained on the board of directors, she opted not to run the company. Bereaved, she left Pittsburgh and moved to Washington, D.C.
For a few years, Mesta spent an uncertain period in which she described herself as spending too much money and gambling away even more. Finally, she settled down emotionally and in the late 1920s, began hosting the parties for which she would become so famous. These first parties were held both in Washington, D.C. and in New York City, with summer parties occurring in Newport, Rhode Island.
Mesta continued to make many visits back to Oklahoma. In 1930, she went in with her father on a joint oil venture in the Oklahoma City Field. The Skirvin-Mesta team struck oil, and with the profits the two decided to invest in an addition to the Skirvin Hotel called the Skirvin Tower. The ballroom in the Tower was the largest in Oklahoma, with a capacity of 2,500 people.
In the mid-1930s, Mesta again teamed up with her father on an oil venture east of Oklahoma City. One well turned out to be gas, and it was too far from a pipeline to harvest. However, the duo hit other oil wells and continued to prosper.
Mesta became concerned when she discovered her father was investing some of her oil profits without her approval. Disagreements began that terminated in litigation, a move she later regretted as it drug on for several years. But, the family remained on friendly terms, and ultimately a court-appointed hotel manager stepped in to oversee the two Skirvins.
Perle Mesta courtesy Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Around this same time, Mesta became interested in the National Woman’s Party, an organization dedicated to the equal rights for women campaign. It was at this point that Mesta became a self-described “feminist.” She began to direct her energy toward a constitutional amendment giving women equal rights. Mesta also joined the World Woman’s Party, taking her involvement to an international level.
By 1944, Mesta, always a staunch Republican, became disillusioned with her party and changed her political affiliation. She registered as a Democrat, and became interested in some of the social welfare programs of the day. That same year, she was named an alternate delegate to the Democratic Convention. She worked tirelessly for the adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment into her party’s platform. Sadly, also in 1944, Bill Skirvin was injured in an auto accident, and died shortly thereafter at the age of 84.
When Harry Truman became president, Perle Mesta dined at the White House for the second time in her life. (The first time was with her husband, who was a big financial supporter of Calvin Coolidge.) She leased a home in Washington, D.C., formerly occupied by Herbert Hoover, with the specific goal of using the home for lavish entertaining. By this point in her life, Mesta had come to realize the influence a party could have on politics when important groups of people were brought together in a social situation. Her guest lists were strategically planned to accommodate the topics of the day.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Lou lived in this house in Washington DC before he became president. Mesta then leased the home for political entertaining. Courtesy Hoover Library and Museum.
Mesta continued a very close association with Harry Truman and his family. In 1948, she was named assistant to the finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee, a fundraising position. She also became a delegate to the convention, representing Rhode Island. She was further honored by being asked to help with the Inaugural Ball when Truman was re-elected to office.
Her biggest honor, however, came in 1949 when Truman named her the Minister to Luxembourg. The appointment of Mesta to a diplomatic position was designed to raise the standing of women in politics, and it was not without controversy. Many criticized the appointment as being a political favor based solely on campaign contributions.
Mesta decided to shake off the criticism, although she was often ridiculed in the press. She moved to Luxembourg and assumed her position with all seriousness and with a profound sense of responsibility. One of her accomplishments was the establishment of monthly G.I. parties to entertain the U.S. troops stationed nearby. By 1953, Mesta had entertained a total of 25,000 men and women in the service, all paid for by her personally. She was also proud to have assisted in the organization of the European Coal and Steel Community, a joint economic venture involving Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. In 1953, Mesta was fired from her position primarily because of a change in administration and party leadership in the United States. The people of Luxembourg gave her a warm and emotional send-off.
In the last twenty years of her life, Mesta never gave up the goal of a constitutional amendment granting equal rights to women. In a speech given at the Democratic Convention in 1952, Mesta said, “Together, men and women are a tremendous force. And I feel certain that when our forefathers said that our society should be based on equal rights for all men, they did not mean it just that way. They meant equal rights for all men—and women.”
Mesta returned to Oklahoma City in 1974. She died there a year later. She was laid to rest alongside her husband in the George Mesta Mausoleum in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Photo courtesy Tulsa Historical Society and Museum: African-American man being detained during the Tulsa Race Riot. The man is standing next to railroad tracks and is holding his hands in the air as if being arrested. Several white men watch from the other side of the tracks.
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In 1921, Tulsa, then known as the Oil Capitol of the World, was home to what became known as “Black Wall Street.” Prosperity was high, and black citizens of Tulsa, subject to segregation laws of patronizing only other black-owned businesses, created a flourishing and rich community filled with everything from barbershops, to grocery stores, to movie theaters, to independent newspapers, to hospitals and churches and even a boutique hotel.
Educated professionals were plentiful, including well regarded lawyers, physicians, dentists and realtors. Mini-mansions were built and life was good. The community, also known as the Greenwood District, spanned a 35-block area.
On May 30, 1921, 19-year old Dick Rowland, a black shoe shiner, entered an elevator in downtown Tulsa operated by a white 17-year old woman by the name of Sarah Page. A scream was heard, and when the elevator opened, Rowland ran from the scene. Another man coming upon the scene made the assumption that Page had been assaulted.
To this day, it is not known what actually happened, but Rowland may have simply tripped and fallen against Page as the elevator was jerky. Page was questioned but it appears no account of what she reported has survived. However, misinformation and gossip spread quickly implying that Page may have been raped. The following day, May 31, Tulsa police located a fearful Rowland and took him downtown for questioning.
To complicate the already exaggerated rumors circulating amongst the townspeople, The Tulsa Tribune, an evening newspaper, printed an account that exacerbated the situation. The headline read, “Nab Negro for Attacking Girl in an Elevator.” Some witnesses remembered an editorial in the same edition of the Tribune that made reference to a possible lynching, though no record of this editorial has even been found.
The suggestion of a lynching sent both blacks and whites to the jailhouse where Rowland was being held. Tulsa Police, receiving credible threats on Rowland’s life, attempted to protect Rowland by moving him to a safe place within the building. Armed mobs of both blacks and whites began to assemble around the jail, with whites far outnumbering blacks. Eventually, in the confusion, gunfire erupted.
The night was filled with mobs dispersing, reforming, loading up on more guns and becoming more and more out of control. Sometime in the early morning hours of June 1st, white mobs entered the Greenwood District and burned to the ground all 35 blocks of the beautiful black-owned homes and businesses.
Greenwood District on fire. Stamp on back of photo reads, “Exhibit 2, Case No. 16013.” This was the Race Riot of 1921. Lower left corner gone (Tulsa Historical Society and Museum)
Burned out brick buildings. Rail tracks in foreground. Along the bottom edge “Negro Town.” This is a scrapback black paper with images on both sides. the other side has NON riot. images –Virgil Eby, VIrgil or Ward Eby W.W.I Medical Corp. (Tulsa Historical Society and Museum)
In 2001, the Tulsa Race Riot Commission was formed to piece together the verifiable facts of this horrible event. Their conclusions are the following:
Courtesy Tulsa Historical Society and Museum:
“Historical Facts as Determined by the Tulsa Race Riot Commission:
Black Tulsans had every reason to believe that Dick Rowland would be lynched after his arrest. His charges were later dismissed and highly suspect from the start.
They had cause to believe that his personal safety, like the defense of themselves and their community, depended on them alone.
As hostile groups gathered and their confrontation worsened, municipal and county authorities failed to take actions to calm or contain the situation.
At the eruption of violence, civil officials selected many men, all of them white and some of them participants in that violence, and made those men their agents as deputies.
In that capacity, deputies did not stem the violence but added to it, often through overt acts that were themselves illegal.
Public officials provided fire arms and ammunition to individuals, again all of them white. Units of the Oklahoma National Guard participated in the mass arrests of all or nearly all of Greenwood’s residents. They removed them to other parts of the city, and detained them in holding centers.
Entering the Greenwood district, people stole, damaged, or destroyed personal property left behind in homes and businesses.
People, some of them agents of government, also deliberately burned or otherwise destroyed homes credibly estimated to have numbered 1,256, along with virtually every other structure — including churches, schools, businesses, even a hospital and library — in the Greenwood district.
Despite duties to preserve order and to protect property, no government at any level offered adequate resistance, if any at all, to what amounted to the destruction of the Greenwood neighborhood
Although the exact total can never be determined, credible evidence makes it probable that many people, likely numbering between 100-300, were killed during the riot.
Not one of these criminal acts was then or ever has been prosecuted or punished by government at any level: municipal, county, state, or federal.
Even after the restoration of order it was official policy to release a black detainee only upon the application of a white person, and then only if that white person agreed to accept responsibility for that detainee’s subsequent behavior.
As private citizens, many whites in Tulsa and neighboring communities did extend invaluable assistance to the riot’s victims, and the relief efforts of the American Red Cross in particular provided a model of human behavior at its best.
Although city and county government bore much of the cost for Red Cross relief, neither contributed substantially to Greenwood’s rebuilding, in fact, municipal authorities acted initially to impede rebuilding.
Despite being numerically at a disadvantage, black Tulsans fought valiantly to protect their homes, their businesses, and their community. But in the end, the city’s African-American population was simply outnumbered by the white invaders
In the end, the restoration of Greenwood after its systematic destruction was left to the victims of that destruction.
While Tulsa officials turned away some offers of outside aid, a number of individual white Tulsans provided assistance to the city’s now virtually homeless black population. But it was the American Red Cross, which remained in Tulsa for months following the riot, that provided the most sustained relief effort. Maurice Willows, the compassionate director of the Red Cross relief, kept a history of the event.”
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Curriculum resources for teachers include a 1-day lesson plan and a 5-day lesson plan and are adjusted for age, particularly since many of the photos are extremely graphic.
This 6-minute video is recommended by the Commission as an excellent introduction and includes the testimony of survivors:
TULSA RACE RIOT OR TULSA RACE MASSACRE?
Excerpted from the 1-day lesson plan:
Lesson Starter: What is the difference between a riot and a massacre? (Discuss, write answers on the board)
Define the terms, connecting them with modern national or local events that the students are familiar with. After a quick discussion, tell them there was an incident in Oklahoma state history; in 1921 in a Tulsa neighborhood. It is known to most as the Tulsa Race Riot, but the survivors refer to it as a massacre.
Why is this important?
According to the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, the designation of the event as a “riot” was crucial because insurance companies were exempted from paying claims.
An example of a standard property and casualty insurance policy clause at the time in history reads:
“This company shall not be liable for loss caused directly or indirectly by invasion, insurrection, riot, civil war or commotion, or military or usurped power, or by order of any civil authority; or by theft; or by neglect of the insured to use all reasonable means to save and preserve the property at and after a fire or when the property is endangered by fire in neighboring premises; or (unless fire insures, and, in that event, for the damage by fire only) by explosion of any kind or lightning; but liability for direct damage by lightning may be assumed by specific agreement hereon.”
Interestingly, this is where my family intersected with The Tulsa Race Riot/Massacre. My great-grandfather opened the first insurance agency in Tulsa in 1903 (prior to statehood). In 2001, when The Tulsa Race Riot Commission was hard at work determining the facts of the event, I asked my grandmother what she remembered about the riot. She was born in 1913, and was only 7 years old when the riot occurred. She had virtually no memories of those days but said she wondered if her father had left their home that night. She said it just wasn’t talked about as far as she could recollect. However, when she married my grandfather in 1933, she learned that The Kramer Company, the family insurance business, had held the insurance on many black-owned businesses and homes at the time of the riot. The Kramer Company was a brokerage, not an actual insurance company—in other words, they brokered with various major property and casual companies to find the best deals for their clients. She told me that The Kramer Company was heartbroken that they could not negotiate settlements for their black customers because of the riot clause. Based on the documentation I have read, I believe this memory to be accurate.
Courtesy Tulsa Historical Society and Museum:
“What’s in a Name? Riot vs. Massacre
In recent years there has been ongoing discussion about what to call the event that happened in 1921. Historically, it has been called the Tulsa Race Riot. Some say it was given that name at the time for insurance purposes. Designating it a riot prevented insurance companies from having to pay benefits to the people of Greenwood whose homes and businesses were destroyed. It also was common at the time for any large-scale clash between different racial or ethnic groups to be categorized a race riot.
What do YOU think?
Definition of RIOT: a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with common intent.
Definition of MASSACRE: the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty.”
The full Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Race Massacre curriculum and resources may be found here:
Photograph taken during the 1921 Race Riot. Dead man lying in the street. Written on reverse: “Race riot casualty Tulsa June 1, 1921.” (Tulsa Historical Society and Museum)
Photograph taken during the 1921 Race Riot. Armed white man standing by railroad tracks. Written on reverse: “Sir Galahad ‘Where our cause is just.’ A white hope. June 1, 1921. Tulsa Race Riot.” (Tulsa Historical Society and Museum)
