The 1919 Elaine Massacre Was a Violent Response to Black Sharecropper Organizing

Black sharecroppers organizing a union were slaughtered en masse 103 years ago this week in the Elaine Massacre. It was one of the US’s worst episodes of racist violence — and a reminder that Jim Crow was about keeping the masses divided and labor brutalized.

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 ‘Rings of Power’ Cast Push Back on Racist Fans: ‘Fantasy Has Never Been All White’

As online trolls continue to lose their shit over the fictional existence of nonwhite elves in Rings of Power, the show’s cast has released a statement condemning the harassment its cast members of color have faced.

Source: Elijah Wood, ‘Rings of Power’ Cast Push Back on Racist Fans: ‘Fantasy Has Never Been All White’ | Portside