In this photo provided by the Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa, a group of Black men are marched past the corner of 2nd and Main Streets in Tulsa, Okla., under armed guard during the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 1921.
In this photo provided by the Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa, a group of Black men are marched past the corner of 2nd and Main Streets in Tulsa, Okla., under armed guard during the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 1921. Credit: FILE PHOTO

So one month ago was the first time I heard about the Tulsa Race war of 1921. I was blown away with what happened, but not surprised at the total coverup. Through my whole 51 years in this country I had never heard of this huge injustice.

This country has a big history of either hiding or covering up all of its injustices. If you are fully awake, you will see massive injustices all over this country. If you choose to stay asleep you will allow for injustices to continue.

It seems this country likes to write its own story and not the true realities of our past. Most of our history books have been altered to make us look like saints. If most people knew the true stories of our past, they would be horrified.

Remember, the masses are always played by the few. As long as people are easily taken over, they will believe everything they’re told. So anyone who has read my writing in the last year and a half has realized I started straying from my positive “vibery.” I would try to stick to positive things and stay as upbeat as possible. As a witness to more and more injustices, I decided to expose those instead.

As long as there are injustices, I refuse to stay silent.

So I’m guessing that a good portion of you have never heard of the Tulsa race war. It was meant to be that way. Our country tried to pretend that it never happened. Kind of like the stealing of this whole nation. Wiping out history again or just changing it to fit their agenda.

It seems our history is never what we were told. We were told exactly what our leaders wanted to tell us. No wonder this country is so numb to lying, it’s the only thing we know. Our previous president lied over 10,000 times in four years and look at how many puppets he now owns.

So those of you who have never heard of the Tulsa race war of 1921: basically it was the slaughter of a whole Black neighborhood by crazy white mobs. Really it was just an excuse to unleash an all-out assault on Black people.

The government tried really hard to sweep this under the rug, and for the most part it worked. Most people I talk to have never heard of this ridiculous slaughter. This whole slaughter of Blacks started because of a misunderstanding.

It’s typical though for this country to mislead us. Even our past is full of misinformation and lies. Our past leaders decided that they would tell their stories the way they wanted them to appear, not the way things actually were. We’re being had all the time here in this country.

So for those of you who might think I am anti-American: you are so wrong. I’m rooting for every country. When I say God bless all countries, I mean it. With all countries being corrupt to some degree, they’re all going to need a blessing. So as lies and misinformation continue to dominate the masses, we sink deeper.

In the meantime, I will continue to bring up and expose more and more injustices. As long as this planet continues to produce injustices, I will refuse to stay silent.

God bless all countries, no exceptions. Do good! Be good!

Jeremy Williams lives in Greenfield.