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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921
View the documentary here (2 hours)
Current Conversation
Current Conversation
Click each title:
- Mass graves being found and investigated
- The removal of the name Brady from buildings and streets
- The investigation of Richard Lloyd Jones as an instigator
- The Massacre Centennial in 2021 has a committee formed around it with programming and further study coming
- Senators Kevin Matthews and James Lankford have sponsored legislation to ensure schools teach the truth about 1921 and establish a case for reparations and reconciliation
- Ongoing conversations about reparations for North Tulsa and Greenwood descendants
- New life for economic investment in North Tulsa and Greenwood specifically
- The renaming of Lee School
Other Great Online Resources
Other Great Online Resources
- Tulsa City-County Library
- Books, photos, articles, and more
- Tulsa Historical Society
- The museum’s E-exhibit with great linear information
- The Oklahoma Historical Society
- The state’s official page on the Massacre with some extra links
- Oklahoma Digital Prairie
- An online collection of great resources
- “Black Wall Street: The African American Haven That Burned and Then Rose From the Ashes” by Victor Luckerson
- Expose done by The Ringer
- “They Was Killing Black People” by DeNeen L. Brown
- Expose in The Washington Post
Final Discussion with Family and Friends
Final Discussion with Family and Friends
- Is "massacre" a better term than "riot"? Why or why not?
- What did you learn during this process that you did not know before?
- What is the most important information for modern people to have about the Massacre?
- What are you excited to continue in this process?
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