Tulsa race massacre - Wikipedia
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 ...
Tulsa Race Massacre ‑ Facts, Photos, Coverup | HISTORY
Mar 8, 2018 · During the Tulsa Race Massacre, which occurred over 18 hours from May 31 to June 1, 1921, a white mob attacked residents, homes and businesses in the predominantly Black Greenwood...
Tulsa race massacre of 1921 - Encyclopedia Britannica
5 days ago · The Tulsa race massacre of 1921 was one of the most severe incidents of racial violence in U.S. history. It occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Beginning on May 31, 1921, and lasting for two days, it left between 30 and 300 people dead, mostly African Americans, and destroyed Tulsa’s prosperous Black neighborhood Greenwood.
Tulsa Race Massacre | Oklahoma Historical Society
Part of the 2021 Oklahoma History Conference, this presentation gives an overview of the Greenwood District, the Tulsa Race Massacre, the district’s recovery, and the marking of the massacre’s 100th anniversary.
Tulsa Race Massacre - Oklahoma Historical Society
During the course of eighteen terrible hours on May 31 and June 1, 1921, more than one thousand homes and businesses were destroyed, while credible estimates of deaths range from fifty to three hundred.
The 1921 Tulsa Massacre - The National Endowment for the …
As city streets throbbed with protests (and what some might call uprisings) during the summer of 2020, two science fiction dramas recalled the massacre of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which took place 100 years ago this spring.
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre - Tulsa Historical Society & Museum
May 31, 2012 · On the morning of May 30, 1921, a young black man named Dick Rowland was riding in the elevator in the Drexel Building at Third and Main with a white woman named Sarah Page. The details of what followed vary from person to person.
Justice Department Announces Results of Review and Evaluation …
Jan 10, 2025 · The Justice Department issued a report today on the Tulsa Race Massacre. The report documents the department’s findings, made during its review and evaluation of the Tulsa Race Massacre, undertaken pursuant to the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act. The Civil Rights Division previously announced it was undertaking this review during a Cold Case Convening held on Sept.
From 1907 to the time of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, mobs lynched 33 African Ameri- cans—both men and women. There were almost no white victims in this period.
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal ...
6 days ago · The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which a prosperous Black neighborhood in Oklahoma was destroyed and up to 300 people were killed, was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of ...