America 1919

Chapter 594

?Chapter 594: 212.

Farm Storm Chapter 594: 212.

Farm Storm Westglenn was originally in charge of oil transportation in the Bowie area, but with Donnie’s reconciliation with the four major oil companies, Westglenn no longer had to stay in the Bowie area all year round.

Instead, he returned to Atlantic City, though he would still occasionally visit the Bowie area to inspect the situation there.

This time Donnie sent Westglenn to Texas for two reasons: first, Westglenn had a wealth of combat experience, and second, Westglenn was the most angered by the black community among Donnie’s associates.

“Donnie, if you do this, it will completely drive those black farmers insane!”

Walker was very familiar with Donnie’s character.

Hearing that Donnie had sent Westglenn to Texas to handle the matter, and that he was to take people and weapons, Walker knew what Donnie was planning to do!

Donnie lit a cigarette, the smoke swirling around him, shrouding him in a haze, “Walker, you’re wrong.

Trust me, only by doing this can we make those damned slaves completely behave.

If Maholi agrees, I’m willing to have my men take on the defense of her farm!”

“Aren’t you worried about public opinion at all?” Walker, seeing Donnie’s demeanor, knew he had made up his mind and exclaimed, “My God, this is a riot we’re talking about!

If you choose to suppress it with violence, countless media will flood into the South to report on this, and your reputation will be ruined!”

You think this is a future era with countless media!

Donnie replied with a relaxed smile, “Have you forgotten what happened in Tulsa last year?”

Walker’s expression froze; of course, he knew the incident Donnie was referring to.

Last year, an incident in the United States quickly became major national news but was simultaneously covered up in the shortest time, with no newspapers reporting on it anymore.

And that incident was the Tulsa event that Donnie mentioned!

Tulsa is Oklahoma’s second-largest city, located in the Northeast part of the state.

At the beginning of this century, oil discoveries nearby rapidly turned Tulsa city into a wealthy city, attracting many immigrants from various places, just like the current Atlantic City, with both black and white communities.

Just like in Atlantic City now, blacks and whites in Tulsa lived in separate areas.

The Greenwood District in the northern part of Tulsa was predominantly a black community and one of the most prosperous economic and cultural centers for African Americans in America.

After more than a decade of hard work by black entrepreneurs, the Greenwood District had its banks, hotels, theaters, hospitals, schools, churches, and other facilities, forming an independent and complete social system.

The black residents of the Greenwood District were not only enjoying income and education levels above the national average but also exhibited a rich and diverse range of artistic and cultural activities.

Therefore, the Greenwood District was known as the “Black Wall Street” and was seen as a model of African American resilience and self-improvement.

It was precisely because of this that the Greenwood District in Tulsa caused dissatisfaction among many white people.

The Tulsa event occurred under such circumstances.

On May 30 of the previous year, that afternoon, a 19-year-old black youth named Dick Roland entered an elevator in a white office building because he needed to use the restroom.

In the elevator was a 17-year-old white girl, Sara Paige, who was the elevator operator.

At that time, only the two of them were in the elevator, but after the elevator doors opened, Sara Paige ran out crying, and the white people outside saw her.

They suspected that Dick Roland had done something inappropriate to Sara Paige, so they called the police.

The next morning, Roland was arrested by the police and locked up in the jail at City Hall.

The local Forum Newspaper published an article titled “A Negro Caught for Attacking a Girl in Elevator” that reported on Roland, claiming he tried to rape Paige.

This article immediately incited the rage and riot of the white masses; they gathered outside City Hall demanding that Roland be handed over to them for punishment, and knowing this news, the black community from the Greenwood District also rushed to City Hall, hoping to protect him from lynching.

This standoff naturally evolved into a fight; during the process, Tulsa’s whites began a large-scale assault on the blacks of Greenwood District.

After the event, it was estimated that the riot caused the death of 100-300 black people, left more than 8,000 homeless, destroyed 1,400 houses and businesses, and razed the entire Greenwood District to the ground.

And in this incident, not a single white person was prosecuted!

In this incident, the media in the United States almost unanimously placed all the blame on the black community and quickly ceased reporting on it after making their judgments.

Oklahoma is in the South-Central United States, and Donnie’s farm in Texas is in the pure South, where racial tensions between blacks and whites are even more exaggerated compared to Oklahoma.

“Right, prepare $100,000 for Westglenn to give to the local City Hall and State Government!”

Donnie instructed Robert.

Walker said, “With $100,000, you could give it to those black farmers, and there would be no problems at all on your farm!”

Donnie snorted disdainfully, “Were my farm’s accommodations for those black farmers not good enough?

I built houses for them…”

Walker interjected, “Shacks.”