President Trump's choice of Tulsa for a rally has raised aware of a 1921 race massacre that was depicted in the 2019 HBO series, 'Watchmen.'
Although"Watchmen" was already relevant for its thoughtful exploration of racism and policing, Trump's choice of Tulsa gave the show's depiction of the massacre a greater historic link to current events.
The series opens in 1921 Tulsa, with the Greenwood community under siege by white men in Ku Klux Klan-like white robes who burn stores with torches, loot clothing and throw a Molotov cocktail into a florist shop. Others shoot Black people while a biplane rains gunfire and firebombs from above. As a Black couple smuggles their young son out of the pandemonium, he sees a car dragging two lifeless bodies through the street. The action then jumps to 2019, when masked police hide their identities as they fight a modern-day version of the Klan called the Seventh Kavalry.
Even though the police are pitted against white supremacists,"Watchmen" presents plenty of reasons to question their practices and motivations.suggested"Watchmen" as an alternative to traditional TV depictions of policing.
"I want to close by thanking my creative partners, none of whom look like me or think like me, all of whom agreed this was not my story to tell. So, they stepped forward and told it themselves, with candor, authenticity and grace," he said."I have never been more honored in my life to shut the hell up and listen."
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