US President Donald Trump is facing criticism for his decision to organize an election conference during the “Freedom Day” holiday that marks the end of slavery, in Tulsa, which was famous for the horrific racist massacre of 1921.
Trump announced on Wednesday that his campaign would organize its first conference since the Corona virus invaded the country nearly 3 months ago, on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a state with a high density of Republicans that won by more than 30 percent of the vote in an election. 2016.
June 19 is an annual holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States, and African Americans celebrate it as their independence day.
The electoral conference comes as the country is plagued by turmoil over the killing of George Floyd, an African American, after violent police dealt with him in Minneapolis.
Senator Kamala Harris, a California senator, criticized Trump‘s decision to hold the conference that day, saying on Twitter: “It is not just a sign of advocacy for white supremacists, for he is holding a reception for them.”
“The Trump election conference with the flags of the American Confederate era (the symbol of slavery and racism) in Tulsa is more than a slap in the face for African Americans … It is overt racism from the highest leadership in the country,” wrote congressman Aal Green on Texas.
In 1921 Tulsa was the scene of one of the bloodiest incidents of racial violence in the country when white gangs attacked black citizens and business centers with weapons and explosives dropped by aircraft.
Source: Reuters
