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History center Greenwood Rising dedicated
Tulsa World
TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) The dedication of Greenwood Rising may coincide with the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, but the brand new history center will give visitors a broader view of what came before and after and also what is still possible in the future.
A large gathering of descendants from all over, as well as other residents and community leaders from throughout Tulsa filled the intersection of Archer Street and Greenwood Avenue for two hours Wednesday to mark the occasion.
The $18.2 million legacy project of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission was funded with private donations out of the total $30 million total raised by the Commission, including local and state dollars. It will open to the general public in July.
people to reflect on the deep roots of racial terror in our nation and recommit to the work of rooting out systemic racism across our country. jermaine lee and antonia hylton are live in tulsa, and brendan nails alford, descendant of the survivors of the tulsa race massacre also joins us. president biden is calling it a day of remembrance. let s start, what does that mean and what is he doing today? that s right, thank you for having me, stephanie. joe biden s visit to tulsa is important for a number of reasons. it validates the story folks have been telling him in this community for a very long time. i expect him first to reflect what this momentumly means and pay respect to the estimated 300 people or so killed and all of the violence this community experienced afterwards. he will also roll out the plan to shrink the racial wealth gap. billions of dollars in federal contracts to black-owned businesses, tinker with some of the housing rules undermined by