Anatomy of an Untruth: The Controversy over 'Picnic' and the True Cause of Lynching
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
Investigates the factualness of the research by Dularon Entertainment president Ron Wallace on the African American lynching in Oklahoma. Investigation of the Tulsa race riot; Alleged origin of the word Picnic; Evidence that challenges the assertion that most lynchings were spontaneous occurrences; Responsibility of historians to make the story of the past more relevant.
Publication Title
Black History Bulletin
Repository Citation
Williams, Yohuru, "Anatomy of an Untruth: The Controversy over 'Picnic' and the True Cause of Lynching" (2002). History Faculty Publications. 66.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/history-facultypubs/66
Published Citation
Williams, Yohuru. “Anatomy of an Untruth: The Controversy over 'Picnic' and the True Cause of Lynching.” Black History Bulletin. July–December 2002. Vol. 65 No. 3-4.; 9-16.
Comments
Copyright 2002 Black History Bulletin, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. A link to full text has been provided for authorized subscribers.