August his army to be ready for cross border mission. And convicted of corruption a high profile congolese politician is sentenced to 20 years hard labor. There as President Donald Trump is set to take the stage in oklahoma for his 1st major public rallies since the Coronavirus Crisis began for his supporters thats good news but there are Major Concerns over the timing and the venue its going to be held in tulsa a city which supported the president overwhelmingly in 2016 but one where racial divisions run deep it was here in 1021. 00 where 300. 00 African Americans were killed when a white mob attacks the affluent Greenwood Community where the rally follows weeks of montague racism protests across america. And the world in response to the Police Killing of george floyd is also a Health Warning with officials concerned the number of people attending the trump event could lead to a surge in corona virus cases oklahoma recorded its highest 7 day average of new infections in the past week
Communities in america, but it was destroyed in a race massacre hate rained down on churches and homes from above. The first time in American History airplanes were used to terrorize americans. It was not at 9 11. ticking the merit system protests order, why should americans know or care what that is . This agency is there to protect federal employees from bad supervisors and poor performers. All you need is one bad employee, one bad supervisor for things to go amuck in any federal agency. And if youre getting your benefits, your services, whatever they russia lets say its drug, medicine, youre going to want ticking im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im john dickerson. Im norah odonnell. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking cbs money watch, sponsored by lincoln financial, helping you create a secure financial future. Good evening. Spiking coronavirus cases in several states are testing americas reopening. Retail sales out tuesday will give a snapshot of consu
South of tulsa about 60 miles south. My father and mother moved there about 1911 or 12 because he had had experiences in shreveport, louisiana. These are as red experiences that were not present. He was ready to give up on the white people because the way they treated him. He had been thrown out of court in shreveport, louisiana. So he retreated from shreveport and where he was practicing and went to an allblack town. Due to the humiliation he experienced in shreveport. They moved to in about 1912. What was that experience like . It was not all that much better because although the strife that was going on separated the methodist from the baptists and the baptists were hard on my mother and father because they were methodist. And the result was, the strife was not racial, but religions. Not at all convenient or comfortable. I was born there. They lived there for several years after i was born. But they were not happy there. Not nearly because of the hostility but because it was such a
The entire black community was burned to the ground so the only what sparked that riot . A young black man who was accused of assaulting, a sexually assaulting a white woman in an elevator. He had been acquitted. But the White Community felt justice had not been served. And that most of the white people felt all the blocks should be taught a lesson. Although he had been in jail and was being accused of this crime. The white people said they would get him out of jail and commit the kind of harm to him that would teach all the black people in the community a lesson. So the black Community Felt he would be seized and lynched. Large numbers of black people went back to the courthouse, armed. They were about to take him and give him protection when they were assured nothing would happen to him. And that they should go back to that part of town. Which they were willing to do but as they retreated from the courthouse. Someone fire the gun and the rest is history. Good afternoon and welcome to
Story author of bestselling from slavery to freedom appeared 2006. The first white man that engage me that i remember when i was in high school and it was a man from the afternoon newspaper. The tribune did not employ any young black newsboys. I was employed with another job i wasnt always clear what it was but in the afternoon i helped him tied the newspapers and wrap them or whatever we di did. That i help to deliver the newspapers. But i did not collect. He collected the money and he had all the contacts i had no contact with the newspaper all theyll know they knew i was employed by him. But there were no black people to serve as newsboys. My father was a lawyer. I had contact with white people through him, but most casual and not serious just being introduced. Was born in a village in oklahoma south of tulsa about 60 miles south and my father and mother move there in 1912 because he had experience from Shreveport Louisiana and these experiences were not pleasant so they moved to wh