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The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the Black Wall Street massacre, [12] was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist [13] [14] massacre [15] that took place between May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, some of whom had been appointed as deputies and armed by city government officials, [16] attacked black residents and destroyed homes and ...
The letter, found in the National Archives, states “C. L. was killed in a race riot in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1921.” “She was a very resilient woman,” Poythress said of Amanda Daniel.
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 – also known as the 1921 Race Riot, the Tulsa Race War, or the Greenwood Riot – was one of the nation's worst acts of racial violence and large-scale civil disorder. From May 31 to June 1, 1921 during 16 hours of rioting by whites, more than 39 people were officially reported killed (although unofficial ...
In 1997, former state Rep. Don Ross introduced legislation that created the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Commission, an effort to examine the facts and the historical effects of the massacre that Ross and ...
MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross, Chair of the Greater Tulsa African-American Affairs Commission Kristi Williams, and author of “The Ground Breaking” Scott Ellsworth join Joy to discuss the 1921 Tulsa ...
The Knights of Liberty was a short-lived organization. Known members in Tulsa were suspected to include former Tulsa Police Chief Ed Lucas, other Tulsa Police officers such as George Blaine and H. H. Townsend, City Attorney John Meserve, and W. Tate Brady. [2] [3] Other Knights of Liberty groups sprung up around the country shortly afterwards ...
Pages in category "Tulsa race massacre" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
On the 100 year anniversary of the race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma that left hundreds of Black citizens dead, CBS’s Gayle King was joined by two survivors on Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy ...