A Racial Cleansing in America (Seeing White Part 9)
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Scene on Radio
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audio
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Documentary
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
May 31, 2017
Episode Duration |
00:29:15

In 1919, a white mob forced the entire black population of Corbin, Kentucky, to leave, at gunpoint. It was one of many racial expulsions in the United States. What happened, and how such racial cleansings became “America’s family secret.”

ky.gov/index.php/about/history">The history of Corbin as presented by the Corbin city government, with no mention of the 1919 racial expulsion. 

Elliot Jaspin’s book, Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansings in America

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A small look at a larger problem
Jan 09, 2018 by ADIEKCUB

Another important aspect of our history that isn't discussed widely and has deep impacts. These kinds of actions have deep roots that linger for generations. And it all continues to point back to power.