About this episode
The episode discusses the historical flooding of Vanport, Oregon, and its impact on the Black community due to systemic racism.
IT WAS IN VANPORT OREGON... IT WAS A PORT OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER... THEN IN THE LATE 1940S RACIST WHITE MOTHERPHUCKERS DECIDED THERE WERE TOO MANY BLACK PEOPLE THERE... SO THEY WAITED FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO KILL BLACK AMERICANS... A FLOOD WAS ON THE WAY... SO THOSE INHUMAN CRACKERS WARNED THE WYPIPO TO GET OUT BUT FAILED TO TELL THE BLACK RESIDENTS ANYTHING... THE FLOOD DESTROYED THE CITY OF VANPORT AND MOST OF THE BLACK RESIDENTS... HENCE THE LAND IS NOW A STATE PARK... DO YOU SEE WHY I CANNOT...
People in this episode
Host: HLT
Topics covered
- racism
- historical events
- community destruction
- flooding
- Black history
Keywords
- Vanport
- Oregon
- flood
- racism
- Black community
- history
- Columbia River
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Vanport Oregon, Columbia River, state park
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