forward to talk the truth, but people suppressed that. and i think thirdly and more importantly, it became part of cultural amnesia. this was a genocide, let's face it, very similar to what happened to the first nation people in america, very similar, not the same scale, as the holocaust, but this was a genocide which was an embarrassing part of american history, and that is probably the reason why people have consciously or deliberately not talked about it until the last 20 years, where survivors has shared their experiences, filmmakers and authors are now trying to expose this. �* ., , ., ~' authors are now trying to expose this. �* ., y., ,, .,, ., ,, this. and do you think it has taken black historians _ this. and do you think it has taken black historians to _ this. and do you think it has taken black historians to tell _ this. and do you think it has taken black historians to tell this - this. and do you think it has taken black historians to tell this black l black historians to tell this black history, or has something else happened that has brought this to light? it happened that has brought this to litht? ., , , happened that has brought this to liuht? , ~ ., ., light? it has been well-known for many decades — light? it has been well-known for many decades within _ light? it has been well-known for many decades within the - light? it has been well-known for many decades within the black i many decades within the black community. ifirst knew many decades within the black community. i first knew about this may be 15—20 years ago, it is one of those mythologies in black history