Hidden Black History The US Government Tried To Erase

Hidden Black History The US Government Tried To Erase

On March 5, 1959, something happened in Arkansas that many people don’t even know about - a massacre. Black teenagers were left in their dormitory, with a padlock locked from the outside, and were burned alive.

The fire was meant to k*ll all 69 boys who lived there. But, 21, didn’t make it out alive. This was a carefully calculated m*rder.

Even now, decades later, there is still no official cause of the fire. Officials in Arkansas turned a blind eye to forensic evidence and never sought justice.

But, one thing has changed since then. More than 60 years later, the boys finally have a memorial. This is the story of the young black teenagers who were most likely k*lled by white supremacy.
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[da]

There have been hiding thousands of untolded incidents like this for over a century

[courtneymoyer]

RIP to all of the young men who lost their lives in that horrible fire. 😢

[arnettaharris]

We as black people need to build and start institutions that will teach our children their history.💯

[cjohnson]

Nothing has changed. This needs to be taught in schools.

[Mercy]

The hate you sow, will eventually come calling. How low can they go, it’s a bottomless pit.

[ViolaGirl]

My uncle was accused of a petty crime when he was a teenager and was sent to that facility for a short while. Thank God my grandparents were able to get him out. He very well could have been one of those young boys. God bless all of their souls.

[CharityBish-yfyj]

Can someone remain healthy with such hatred? When you hate so much, you end up hurting your own self!!!!

[Scott-duvy]

As a Florida resident. I’m glad you create these videos so I can use them to teach my kids the truth and undone the school curriculum

[barbarafreeman]

The fact is that some Black attorneys and Black leaders need to not only bring this to the publics attention, nationally, but also bring this issue back to court.

[dawndawn]

Whoever did this and whoever tried to cover it up is now burning 🔥 in HELL!! PERIODT

[UnlockedMindsMedia]

They hate us bc we are the chosen ones 👑 never forget it!

[el-gy]

Please share this video with everyone you know. The truth must be told!!! Our young children have no idea hateful crimes like this existed. Our black males are put in jail, given felonies for minor infractions, which prevents them from being able to vote, get a decent job, take care of their families, etc..….which unfortunately continues the vicious cycle of crime and poverty. The government was never designed for black Americans to succeed post-slavery. That’s why drugs, weapons, poor education and poverty still destroy our communities today. Parents teach our children to stop the black-on-black killings, selling drugs, and tearing our communities down. Teach the importance of a two-parent household, the power of having an education and learning a skillful trade, and most of all, teach them that we must love and respect one another❤.

[eddykane]

I’m in Louisiana and never heard of this, and I consider myself a historian, but this one hurts.

[godisking]

Just so wicked. It was as they had no soul the way they treated the children.

[sackfullofdreams]

I worked as a Production Assistant on a PBS documentary called “As We see It-2”, a nationally funded project on high school desegregation in America. Little Rock & Hope, Arkansas were my first assignments. I was the only African American on the film crew and the youngest, as I was fresh out of college. I will never forget that experience as long as I live. I am much older now. Our productions were awarded the most prestigious Peabody Award. Ironically, there was never any mention of this horrific tragedy. It wasn’t even a known incident that would have absolutely had an impact on our stories. Having attended college at an HBCU in the deep South, I was already sensitive to Jim Crow conditions and hateful attitudes toward blacks. I am in my late sixties now and this is the first I have ever heard of these young mens’ assassinations. This is why whites do not want Critical Race Theory being exposed and taught. Thank you for yet again, this profound lesson in AMERICAN History.

[beyondthesurface]

We must protect this channel at all cost

[RobertMadden]

In 1970 my family moved to Mississippi and I was bused to Black schools. As a White person, I have to say, it was a defining time in my life. I’m so grateful for my experience bc I was educated and empowered by knowing these things at an early age. I am forever an ally of my fellow Americans and fellow human beings.

This knowledge didn’t harm me, it made me better. Teach the truth! It helps society right itself. Right now we are upside down.

[Jerry-xsuz]

I remember hearing and seeing footage of this. As a retired certified black man Teacher, hearing this: MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL WITH ANGER!!!! THANK YOU 🙏

[DontBlameGene]

Just finished reading about the Slocum massacre now I find this? Learning about the history of our people is enraging. It’s no wonder they don’t want black history taught