As cultural moments go, the current reassessment of the Tulsa Massacre’s true impact feels long overdue. Perhaps the most ambitious gambit was connecting some of the most disturbing moments in American history to the ‘covert’ history of superheroes/vigilantes — which is why the stunning opening sequence depicts the infamous Tulsa Massacre. Because Everett’s body had to hang there for black …
For all of its gory, fantastical qualities, “Lovecraft Country” is, centrally, about the very real horror of being Black in America in the 20th century: Every tentacled monster in the HBO series has its roots in monstrous racism. Sunday’s episode — though it involves portals, time travel and magic spells — culminates in a re-creation of the 1921 Tulsa race …
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