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7 min to read Our theme is âthe church that faith built,â and because of faith, weâre still there.â
 â Sharlene Johnson, chair of Mount Zion Baptist Church joint board
Once a gathering place for the cityâs Black community, Mount Zion Baptist Church stands empty with smoke billowing from it, shortly before being burned to the ground, in an image from the Tulsa Race Massacre.Â
Today, it continues to act as a place of community for its members, who meet in a large building similar to the one in the image. But its members havenât forgotten its history.Â
Sharlene Johnson, chair of Mount Zionâs joint board, said when the church started in 1909, it was held in a one-room frame building. Construction began on a larger building, on the same land the church is on now, in 1916. The first services were held in the new building in April 1921 â two months before white Tulsans would burn the building to rubble.
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It was 100 years ago this June that one of the most prosperous Black communities in the nation was devastated by an outright massacre -right here in Oklahoma. The Greenwood District in Tulsa was dubbed “Black Wall Street,” a place where Black business owners could go for capital and Black families thrived. Keeping the memory of that community and its destruction alive is vital for a full understanding of the history of the state.
So we’re asking you, our listeners, to join us in better educating ourselves about it through the new KGOU Readers Club. We’ve selected four books by authors with Oklahoma ties, intended to enlighten us about what happened a century ago. We’ve included one meant for a younger audience to foster discussion among families, too.
History runs deep here in Valencia County, and every year the Valencia County Historical Society gathers to honor those who keep that history alive in the present and for the future.
VCHS president Richard Melzer presented awards to four residents and a local group for their efforts to preserve history in Valencia County and educate the public about its importance during a virtual meeting Sunday afternoon.
The Rio Abajo Award, which goes to someone who does a great deal for the community, continually shows the history of the community and spreads the history and educates people about whatâs happening, was given to Cynthia Shetter, the Los Lunas Public Library director.