Tracing Kansas Cityâs Ties to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Centennial Next Week Share this story Published 2 hours ago Above image credit: The ruins of Black Wall Street after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. (Courtesy | Library of Congress)
Last October an Oklahoma forensic team found 12 unmarked coffins containing human remains in a Tulsa cemetery.
What investigators called a âmass graveâ represented evidence of what witnesses had described almost a century ago â that victims of what often is considered the worst incident of racial violence in American history had been buried together without any stone or memorial marking the spot.
The discovery also meant 21
10 historic Greenwood landmarks to help you learn about the Tulsa Race Massacre Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman
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TULSA The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission is preparing to unveil its primary brick-and-mortar project, Greenwood Rising: The Black Wall Street History Center, on June 2 as one of its numerous events scheduled in the coming days to mark the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.
The $18.6 million, 11,000-square-foot history center is joining several other monuments, memorials and landmarks in the historic Greenwood District that help chronicle the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre. It s an all-inclusive history center that will utilize technology, visuals, photographs, videos, all to encapsulate the history, said Phil Armstrong, project director for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.
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Hamilton: Lawmakers again fail to do their homework By: Arnold Hamilton Guest Columnist May 6, 2021
Arnold Hamilton
What’s next? Infectious disease specialist? Bleach injections, anyone?
It would be laughable if it weren’t so serious.
Sadly, the Legislature’s medical malpractice has become a tradition. Each session bills are introduced to criminalize abortion. Each time one is signed into law, it is challenged in court. Each time courts declare said laws unconstitutional.
Wash, rinse, repeat. It’s pure political theater. A way for uber-right legislators to hoodwink their voting base into thinking they’ve really done something to end abortion. If only the godless courts had the courage …