Why So Many Tulsa Residents Wrestle With Remembering And Commemorating The 1921 Massacre
People in the city, particularly those descended from survivors, are still struggling with their history and the details of what was kept from them.
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Written by Jennifer Matthews
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, the Greenwood District, 35 blocks of prosperous Black businesses and a community of well-off Black people was smoldering from an attack of racial terrorism.
Today what’s left is only a small nook at the corner of Greenwood and Archer.
The Oklahoma Eagle, the Black-owned newspaper that succeeded
The Tulsa Star after it burned down in the 1921 massacre, sits there.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed efforts to erase the Tulsa Race Massacre from history and, in a passionate speech, made a plea for racial income equality and improved voting rights.
White House WON T say if Biden supports reparations for Tulsa massacre survivors - who demanded $1million each to appear at cancelled memorial with John Legend
The White House declined to say if President Joe Biden supported reparations for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Star-studded memorial scheduled for Monday was canceled over issue
Karine Jean-Pierre didn t answer when asked Biden s thoughts on payments to survivors but reiterated his support for a study on reparations
Memorial featuring Stacey Abrams and John Legend was called off
Three remaining survivors of massacre demanded $1 million each to appear
In Tulsa, Biden to speak on building black wealth and narrowing income gap