NPR Politicizes Tulsa Shootings; Brands Entire State Racist: National Public Radio is attempting to turn the horrific Tulsa shootings into a story of systemic racism and collective guilt--and citing opposition to President Barack Obama as evidence of racial prejudice in Oklahoma.
On today's Morning Edition, host Steve Inskeep interviewed historian Scott Ellsworth, who attempted to place the Apr. 6 shootings--in which three black people were killed and two injured--in the context of a massive race riot that took place in 1921, nearly a century ago.
As for more recent evidence of racism, Ellsworth cited the state's "conservative" political leanings and its vote against Barack Obama in 2008 (emphasis added):
See original work for more on this and other stories.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Spamming will be removed.
Due to spamming. Comments need to be moderated. Your post will appear after moderated regardless of your views as long as they are not abusive in nature. Consistent abusive posters will not be viewed but deleted.
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.