The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A look back 100 years later
and last updated 2021-06-01 14:26:32-04
Monday marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, which is considered one of the worst incidents of racist violence in U.S. history.
The horrific event occurred in Tulsa over a 14-hour period from May 31 to June 1, 1921.
Many lives were lost, and over 1,200 homes were destroyed by an angry white mob in the Black district known as Greenwood or Black Wall Street.
Hereâs a brief timeline of what happened that day, 100 years ago.
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In this photo provided by the Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa, a group of Black men are marched past the corner of 2nd and Main Streets in Tulsa, Okla., under armed guard during the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 1921. (Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa via AP)
President Biden met with survivors of the 1921 attack in Oklahoma, one of the worst outbreaks of racist violence in American history. The Biden administration said it would suspend oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that were issued in the waning days of the Trump presidency.
The president, who has made racial equity and justice central themes of his administration, was in Tulsa, Okla., to commemorate a painful part of the country’s history.
Ecumenical service remembers victims of Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
The Greenwood neighborhood is seen in ruins after a mob passed through it during the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Okla. (CNS photo/American National Red Cross, Library of Congress, Handout via Reuters)
By Catholic News Service • Posted June 1, 2021
TULSA, Okla. (CNS) Ahead of a May 30 ecumenical prayer service to recall the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, Bishop David A. Konderla said it was important “to pause and reflect on how such an unspeakable horror could take place so that we can avoid any such evil in our own day.”
“It is hard to believe that 100 years ago people could think and act in such a way. It is unthinkable. Still, it happened,” he said.
Tulsa Race Massacre: A century later, calls for justice remain
Tulsa is marking 100 years past a two-day attack on an all-black neighborhood by a white mob. The Tulsa Race Massacre left as many as 300 dead. Author: Natalie Swaby Updated: 7:20 PM PDT June 1, 2021
SEATTLE Tulsa is marking the 100th remembrance of a two-day attack on an all-Black neighborhood by a white mob. The 1921 massacre left as many as 300 people dead.
To this day, survivors are demanding reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst race massacres in American history.
One hundred years later and more than 1,500 miles away in Seattle, Rev. Dr. Carey G. Anderson feels a deep connection to the traumatic event.