TULSA MASSACRE:  DISCUSSION TOPIC

Possible Starting Places

Tim Madigan, "American Terror: A Century Ago In Tulsa, A Murderous Mob Attacked The Most Prosperous Black Community In The Nation," Smithsonian (April 2021).

  "The Burning Of Black Tulsa," The Daily, June 1, 2021.  [33 mins]

History In The News

  Michael Daly, "Oklahoma School Boss Outdoes Himself With Tulsa Race Massacre Comment," Daily Beast, July 8, 2023.

  Scott Neuman, "In 2 U.S. Cities Haunted By Race Massacres, Facing The Past Is Painful And Divisive," NPR, December 11, 2022.

  Vanessa Romo, "21 More Unmarked Graves Are Discovered In The Tulsa Race Massacre Investigation," NPR, November 2, 2022.

  Carlos Moreno, "Decades After The Tulsa Race Massacre, Urban 'Renewal' Sparked Black Wall Street's Second Destruction," Smithsonian, June 2, 2021.

  Ayesha Roscoe and Alana Wise, "Biden Says The Tulsa Race Massacre 'Can't Be Buried, No Matter How Hard People Try," NPR, June 1, 2021.

  Gretchen Frazee, "What Happened 101 Years Ago In The Tulsa Race Massacre," PBS Newshour, June 1, 2022.

  David Smith, "'They Didn't Talk About It': How A Historian Helped Tulsa Confront The Horror Of Its Past," Guardian, May 30, 2021.

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, "'I Hear The Screams': Tulsa Race Remembered," Al Jazeera, May 30, 2021.

  Karen Grigsby Bates, "In Both Fact And Fiction, The Truth Of Tulsa Is Hard To Stomach," Code Switch, NPR, May 29, 2021.

  Brandon Tensley, "A Century After The Tulsa Race Massacre, 'You Still Have A Community That's Struggling,'" CNN, May 27, 2021.

  Nuria Martinez-Keel, "'A Conspiracy Of Silence': Tulsa Race Massacre Was Absent From Schools For Generations," The Oklahoman, May 26, 2021.

  Juan Perez, Jr., "Antiracism Teaching Ban Divides Oklahoma Ahead Of Tulsa Massacre Centennial," Politico, May 25, 2021.

  Caleb Gayle, "100 Years After The Tulsa Massacre, What Does Justice Look Like?," New York Times, May 25, 2021.

  Paul Gardullo, "Artifacts From The Tulsa Race Massacre," Smithsonian (May 24, 2021).

  "What The 1921 Tulsa Race Destroyed," New York Times, May 24, 2021.

  Sarah Cascone, "A New Museum Dedicated To The Tulsa Race Massacre Lets Visitors Choose To See The Full Grim Picture, Or Take An 'Emotional Exit,'" Artnet News, April 20, 2021.

  Vanessa Romo, "New Research Identifies Possible Mass Graves From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre," NPR, December 17, 2019.

  "Olivia Hooker: 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Survivor Dies Aged 103," BBC News, November 25, 2018.

Video Sources

  "The Tulsa Race Massacre: What Happened," Tulsa: The Fire And The Forgotten, PBS Learning Media.

  "The Burning Of Black Wall Street -- Tulsa, OK," Extra History, July 3, 2020.  [9 mins]

  "1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre," Goin' Back To T-Town, American Experience, PBS.  [13 mins]

Articles

  Karlos K. Hill, "Photographing The Tulsa Massacre Of 1921," Public Domain Review (May 27, 2021).

  Victor Luckerson, "The Promise Of Oklahoma: How The Push For Statehood Led A Beacon Of Racial Progress To Oppression And Violence," Smithsonian (April 2021).

Audio Sources

  "The Tulsa Race Massacre Is Recounted Through Family Memories In 'Built From The Fire,'" NPR, Jun 10, 2023.  [7 min]

"Tulsa Race Massacre: Ramifications Of What Happened In 1921 Can Still Be Seen Today," Morning Edition, NPR, May 30, 2023.  [7 mins]

  "Hip-Hop And Healing: Commemorating Tulsa," The Documentary, BBC World Service, June 2, 2021.  [50 mins]

  "The Tulsa Tragedy That Shamed America," The Documentary, BBC World Service, May 29, 2021.  [50 mins]

"The Tulsa Race Massacre," Witness History, BBC World Service, May 28, 2021.  [9 mins]

"Tulsa, 100 Years Later," Code Switch, NPR, May 26, 2021.  [28 mins]

  "A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past," Morning Edition, NPR, May 24, 2021.  [8 mins]

  "Survivors Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Share Eyewitness Accounts," All Things Considered, NPR, May 19, 2021.  [3 mins]

"The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre," The Forum, BBC World Service, September 22, 2020.  [44 mins]

  "Tulsa Race Massacre," American History Tellers, Wondery, June 22, 2020. [48 mins]

  "Oklahoma To Incorporate 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Into Statewide School Curriculum," On Point, WBUR, February 28, 2020.  [47 mins]

"The Tulsa Race Riot And Black Wall Street," Stuff You Missed In History Class, iHeart, November 8, 2019.  [25 mins]

  "Meet The Last Surviving Witness To The Tulsa Race Riot Of 1921," Code Switch, NPR, May 31, 2018.  [6 mins]

Websites

  "The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre," Oklahoma Historical Society:

  "1921 Tulsa Race Massacre," Tulsa Historical Society And Museum:

  Tulsa Race Massacre -- Wikipedia:

"Tulsa Objects In The NMAAHC Collection," National Museum Of African American History And Culture:

  "Black Wall Street In Tulsa, OK Destroyed On 6/1/1921," Library Of Congress Research Guides.

"This Day In History: May 31, 1921 -- Tulsa Massacre," Zinn Education Project:

  The Tulsa Massacre And The Call For Reparations:

"Remembering The Tulsa Race Massacre," The University Of Oklhahoma:

  "1921 Graves Investigation," City Of Tulsa: