Krehbiel, Randy,

Tulsa, 1921 : reporting a massacre / Randy Krehbiel ; foreword by Karlos K. Hill. - xviii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.

Foreword / by Karlos K. Hill -- May 30, 1921 -- Tulsa -- Greenwood -- "The story that set Tulsa ablaze" -- Chaos -- "Mob spirit and fever heat" -- Retribution -- Aftermath -- "Wounds of passion" -- "It must not be again" -- Directed verdict -- The new Negro -- Trials and tribulations -- The years since.

"Examines the events and players contributing to, participating in, and responding to Tulsa's 1921 race riot and massacre and the social, political and historical context in which it occurred"-- "In 1921, Tulsa's Greenwood District, known then as the nation's "Black Wall Street" was... prosperous, but a white mob, inflamed by rumors... invaded...How did a feud between the editiors of Oklhoma's black-owned newspapers influence events? Why were law enforcement officials in Tulsa under nvestigation before the "riot" even began?...The Tusa Massacre was the result of racial animosity and mistrust within a culture of political and econimic corruption. "--

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Tulsa tribune.
Tulsa world.


1900-1999


African American journalists--Oklahoma--Tulsa.
African Americans--Violence against--History--Oklahoma--Tulsa--20th century.
Racism--History--Oklahoma--Tulsa--20th century.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921--Press coverage--Oklahoma--Tulsa.


Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Tulsa (Okla.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

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