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On the night of 30 September 1919, some 100 Black people gathered in a local church in Elaine, Arkansas, in the United States, for a meeting called by the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America. The meeting, whose attendees were predominantly African sharecroppers on White plantations, had been called to address the many grievances they faced - including the exploitative payment they received for their cotton. In fear of a possible attack by White-mobs, several guards were deployed outside the church. The meeting took place amid the so-called 'Red Summer,' an outbreak of White-on-Black terrorism across several parts of the US around mid-1919. As expected, during the meeting, three White men affiliated with local law-enforcement agencies drove to the church and taunted the guards posted outside the venue. When the guards ignored them, the White men reportedly shot at them, leading to a shootout between the two groups. One of the White men was killed, while a second, a deputy sheriff, sustained injuries. Fake news alleging that Black people were fomenting an insurrection quickly spread. Local White mobs reinforced by law-enforcement officers went on the rampage, lynching Black people, irrespective of their age or gender. Black homes and businesses were also ransacked and torched. According to conservative estimates, some 200 Black people were killed by the military and vigilante mobs. Some estimates have put the number of killed at over a thousand. It is difficult to arrive at the true number as reporting on the massacre was heavily suppressed by the authorities at the time. Hundreds of Black people were also arrested and detained in inhumane conditions by soldiers who had been deployed to the town on 2nd October. Most of those detained were eventually freed after their White employers 'vouched' for them. 122 were charged and tried by a grand jury for various offences. Twelve were charged with the murder of five White people who died during the massacre. They were eventually convicted by an all-White jury and sentenced to death by electric chair. Their sentences were, however, quashed by the Supreme Court.

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🔴In 2003, Aaron McGruder, Creator Of The Popular Cartoon "The Boondocks," Spoke On Western Media, Controlled Narratives, And Censorship From A Black Leftist Perspective.

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Edgar Leblanc Fils, President of the Presidential Council of the Transition of the Republic of Haiti speech at UN