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The Tulsa Race Massacre was a taboo subject when Ed Wheeler's story published in 1971
The late Ed Wheeler, a retired Oklahoma National Guard brigadier general and former Tulsa Community College history ...
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Tulsa Race Massacre — This Happened: May 31
On this day in 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre, also known as the Tulsa Race Riot, began in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, ...
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Fact check: Devastating 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre wasn't worst U.S. riot, isn't ignored in books
An extensive examination of the incident can be found in the "Tulsa Race Riot A Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921." The official report from 2000 is ...
Two local nonprofits partner to certify descendants of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The Greenwood Cultural Center has certified their first descendent of the 1921 Race Massacre. The certification process was a ...
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This day in history
Beginning on the night of May 31, 1921, thousands of white citizens in Tulsa, Oklahoma descended on the city’s predominantly ...
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Tulsa Race Massacre: For years it was called a riot. Not anymore. Here's how it changed.
But overtures from the public could not be ignored. Formed in 2017, the then-Tulsa Race Riot Centennial Commission later decided to refer to the event as a massacre “based on community input.” ...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre Happened 99 Years Ago. Here’s What to Read About It.
‘Unearthing a Riot’ [The New York Times] A wall of silence surrounded the Tulsa race riot, which was instigated in part by the city itself, reported Brent Staples, by permitting and aiding the ...
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Tulsa race massacre survivors praise DOJ investigation revealing 'truth' but disappointed no charges recommended
Devastation of Greenwood District after Race Riots, Tulsa, Oklahoma in June 1921. Universal Images Group via Getty Images "While it hasn't been easy for us to relive the pain, we are relieved to ...
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It’s The 103 Anniversary Of The Tulsa Race Massacre: Here’s What You Should Know About The Continued Fight For Reparations
But it wasn’t until 1997, that “the Oklahoma state legislature established the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921.” The commission made a recommendation for reparations ...
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3 more sets of remains tied to the 1921 Tulsa race riots found with gunshot wounds
Eleven additional sets of human remains have been found in connection with the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riots, three of which have gunshot wounds, the city said Friday. Two of the victims have ...
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Judge throws out lawsuit for reparations over 1921 Tulsa race massacre
An Oklahoma judge threw out a lawsuit Friday that sought reparations for victims and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ... for civil disobedience, riot, insurrection or rebellion ...
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100 years after the Tulsa race massacre, one woman’s family is still tormented by racial injustice and police brutality
“Oklahoma schools did not talk about it. In fact, newspapers didn’t even print any information about the Tulsa race riot,” U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma said in a May 2020 local news ...