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cans from the hands of white vigilantes and imprisoned all black tulsans not already confined into a prison camp at the convention hall and the fairgrounds some for as long as eight days in the wake of the violence 35 city blocks lay in charred ruins over 800 people were treated for injuries and estimated 300 deaths occurred chicago race riots 1919 termed red summer on july 27 1919 an african american teenager drowned in lake michigan after he challenged the unofficial segregation of chicago s beaches and was stoned by a group of white youths his death and the police refusal to arrest the men who caused it sparked a week of race rioting between black and white chicagoans with black neighborhoods receiving the worst of the damage rosewood massacre 1923 spurred by unsupported accusations that a white woman in sumner had been beaten and possibly raped by a black drifter white men from a number of nearby towns lynched a rosewood resident when the black citizens defended themselves against further attack several hundred whites combed the countryside hunting black people and burning almost every structure in rosewood washington dc race riots 1919 however washington s black community was then the largest and most prosperous in the country with a small but impressive upper class of teachers ministers lawyers and businessmen concentrated in the ledroit park neighborhood near howard university by the time the red summer was underway unemployed whites bitterly envied the relatively few blacks who were fortunate enough to procure low level government jobs many whites also resented the influx of african americans into previously segregated neighborhoods around capitol hill foggy bottom and the old downtown in july 1919 white men many in military uniforms responded to the rumored arrest of a black man for rape with four days of mob violence they rioted randomly beat black people on the street and pulled others off streetcars in attacks when police refused to intervene the black population fought back detroit race riot of 1943 detroithistorical org like the successive rebellion that would erupt 24 years later the detroit race riot of 1943 was deeply rooted in racism poor living conditions and unequal access to goods and services the apparent industrial prosperity that made detroit the arsenal of democracy masked a deeper social unrest that erupted during the summer of 1943 the kkk was active in the region and riots had already broken out in other cities before and during world war ii workers migrated north to seek factory employment in such vast numbers that detroit was incapable of adequately receiving them because black detroiters were still treated as second class citizens they suffered disproportionately from wartime rationing and the overall strains on the city factories offered employment but not housing and because whites violently defended the borders of their segregated neighborhoods black residents had little choice but to suffer in repulsive living conditions detroit s 200 000 black residents were marginalized into small subdivided apartments that often housed multiple families they were crammed into sixty square blocks on the city s east side an area ironically known as paradise valley knoxville tn race riot 1919 in august 1919 a race riot in knoxville tenn broke out after a white mob mobilized in response to a black man accused of murdering a white woman the 5 000 strong mob stormed the county jail searching for the prisoner they freed 16 white prisoners including suspected murderers after looting the jail and sheriff s house the mob moved on and attacked the african american business district many of the city s black residents aware of the race riots that had occurred across the country that summer had armed themselves and barricaded the intersection of vine and central to defend their businesses two platoons of the tennessee national guard s 4th infantry led by adjutant general edward sweeney arrived but they were unable to halt the chaos the mob broke into stores and stole firearms and other weapons on their way to the black business district upon their arrival the streets erupted in gunfire as black snipers exchanged fire with both the rioters and the soldiers the tennessee national guard at one point fired two machine guns indiscriminately into the neighborhood eventually dispersing the rioters new york city draft riot 1863 the draft riot of 1863 was a four day eruption of violence in new york city during the civil war stemming from deep worker discontent with the inequities of the first federally mandated conscription laws in addition the white working class feared that emancipation of enslaved blacks would cause an influx of african american workers from the south in many instances employers used black workers as strike breakers during this period thus the white rioters eventually turned their wrath on the homes and businesses of innocent african americans and anything else symbolic of their growing political economic and social power the east st louis massacre 1917 during spring 1917 blacks were arriving in st louis at the rate of 2 000 per week with many of them finding work at the aluminum ore company and the american steel company in east st louis some whites feared loss of job and wage security because of the new competition and further resented newcomers arriving from a rural very different culture tensions between the groups ran high and escalated when rumors were spread about black men and white women socializing at labor meetings in may 3 000 white men gathered in downtown east st louis the roving mob began burning buildings and attacking black people the illinois governor called in the national guard to prevent further rioting and conditions eased somewhat for a few weeks then on july 1 white men driving a car through a black neighborhood began shooting into houses stores and a church a group of black men organized themselves to defend against the attackers as they gathered they mistook an approaching car for the same one that had earlier driven through the neighborhood and they shot and killed both men in the car who were in fact police detectives sent to calm the situation of course we could go on for decades describing the indignities and inhumane treatment suffered by black people at the hands of white people and all because of their fear of black people after the reconstruction era fear motivated jim crow laws which further limited the mobility and potential of black folks all of this is documented in so many places that it would entail writing a book to list it all but let s take another look with a microscopic perspective at events in recent decades the killing of black males and females by white police officers without going into great detail about what is readily known and has been recently portrayed in the review of the practices of police officers who appear to not think twice about shooting a black person suspect but will go out of their way to treat known white killers with dignity and humaneness why fear of black people motivates the unjust use of force and eventual deaths i m not trying to relitigate the deaths of all those who died at the hands of police officers who appear to have racial bias that would take too long and not many would read it but i am trying to show how fear in the absence of love leads to disastrous results until we learn how to love unconditionally all human beings that s not to say we have to agree with them we will continue to see the ravages of human life at the hands of those who are fearful and promote fear to inflame others what the world especially those of us in america needs more than anything else is love and understanding where there is no understanding of the experiences of another we tend to fertilize fear with fearmongering and that has to stop share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new 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the united states of america https constitution congress gov constitution the preamble of the constitution of the state of michigan we the people of the state of michigan grateful to almighty god for the blessings of freedom and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this constitution https legislature mi gov both have significant articles and amendments detailing the responsibilities and obligations of those who are elected to office as it pertains to orderly progress of government what is the most significant in both documents is the beginning phrase we the people who determine who governs us we the residents of any state and citizens of the united states have the final say over who governs and how they govern however most of us do not bother to know what role we play in how government works but we are quick to complain when elected officials don t do what we want them to do the remedy for this chaotic mess is really remarkably simple know who it is we vote into office know where they stand what they believe what their values are and how those things align with what we believe and how all should be treated now how many of us actually get to know the candidates before we vote for them how many of us vote for someone simply because we recognize their name how many of us actually pay attention to what people do once they get in office how many of us contact our elected officials and let them know what we think of their performance we are paying them with tax dollars so we have a right to know and demand they pay attention to us their constituents if they do not or will not they should never be re elected no matter how much money they spend campaigning okay that is the first thing of note about why people should keep their oath of office they were not elected to represent themselves but the people who elected them so what does an oath really mean according to merriam webster a solemn usually formal calling upon god or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says it is a pledge or promise to do something an oath of office is therefore a pledge or promise to uphold the solemnity of the position and to do the best one can to fulfill the requirements of that office this oath of office is different for the various offices one can hold the president of the united states takes an oath of office all senators and representatives take an oath of office all state and local elected officials and appointed ones take an oath of office but how many really understand what it means and will do what it is intended to do abide by the pledges they take it is difficult if not impossible to uphold a pledge or keep a promise if a person has no clue as to what they were saying or the ramifications of making that attestation when sworn into office considering the mess we have in washington with senators and representatives condoning seditious acts we know they had no clue and their constituents should hold them accountable and make sure they are never elected again unfortunately most voters will not pay attention or they will believe the lies they re told and keep putting traitors into offices of trust to the united states not a person promising or pledging to fulfill a performance to the best of one s ability should require a commitment to know what is expected and then do it that means a person should know about the position to which they were elected know where and how to find information that needs discussion before they vote on it and keep in mind their vote should represent what is best for those who voted for them not their own personal agenda therein lies the real problem gullible voters who put people into office who have no intention whatsoever of serving the needs of the people but in serving their own for their own glorification the perfect examples are found looking at what elected senators and representatives are doing in washington who fooled the people unless the people who voted for them are actually missing brain cells who voted for them and now by their actions their votes and collective loyalty to a twiceimpeached megalomaniac they totally ignore the needs of the people to appease the megalomaniac they are not upholding their oaths of office and unfortunately most of their constituents appear not to care we see the same disregard to upholding oaths of office at state and local levels when people don t know what they re doing and they ve managed to gaslight constituents into believing they care or everyone else is against them playing the victim or race card we see people vote on issues that do nothing to protect or uplift the constituents but do everything to keep people oppressed and now in certain states elected officials are actually voting to suppress the vote of their electorate what are we the people doing to allow such a thing to happen apparently nothing which is why those in office are doing what they do because they know they can get away with it when their electorate is complacent and will not pay attention we the people all the people must do better we must know and understand the oath elected officials take and hold their feet to the proverbial fire challenging them every step of the way when they choose to take a path that is not going to benefit the people more than it benefits them it is time folks for all those who are eligible to vote to vote and vote in every election knowing who it is we are voting for and that they will uphold their oath of office for the people and not themselves it is in our hands and if we refuse to take control of the situation whatever happens to this nation our states and local municipalities is on us not them we have the power and it is time we exercised it at every level of government we the people need to pledge our own oaths as the electorate i pledge as an eligible voter of my state and city to exercise my right to vote i...