So I am not at all interested in downplaying the evil and horror of that dark April day. On the contrary, even the smallest sense of fairness demands the recognition of the 1921 bombing as an act of terrorism. It was not an act of government. It was most certainly not an act of self-defense or justice. It was clearly meant to put African Americans in their political, economic and racial place, to terrify them into submission.
History is and needs to be constantly revised.
Only so can we tell ourselves something nearer the truth about the days we live in and for which we are responsible. Oklahoma City 1995 was a despicable act of terrorism. It was not the worst act of terrorism in U.S. history. Sorry, but American racism is uglier and deeper and older than that. American racism is also still going strong.