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By: Amy Slanchik, News On 6
TULSA, Oklahoma -
Some people protested Friday during a ceremony at Oaklawn Cemetery involving the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation.
City employees and scientists worked to rebury the remains that were found in a mass grave now that the analysis is complete.
A crowd gathered along the western side of the cemetery at the fence, confused and upset that the ceremony was closed to the public, and wondering why the individuals were being reburied at Oaklawn.
The quiet ceremony, closed to the public inside Oaklawn Cemetery, was met with a loud reaction on the other side of the fence.
Confusion, Anger At Oaklawn Cemetery During Reburial Ceremony
Some people protested Friday during a ceremony at Oaklawn Cemetery involving the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation.
City employees and scientists worked to rebury the remains that were found in a mass grave now that the analysis is complete.
A crowd gathered along the western side of the cemetery at the fence, confused and upset that the ceremony was closed to the public, and wondering why the individuals were being reburied at Oaklawn.
The quiet ceremony, closed to the public inside Oaklawn Cemetery, was met with a loud reaction on the other side of the fence.