From multimedia exhibits to comics panel, artistic events across Oklahoma mark Tulsa Race Massacre centennial msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Oklahoman
With the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre less than a month away, one of the organizers of the city s official commemoration is amazed by the way the centennial is coming together and bringing communities together. There s not a sector or industry in Tulsa that has not stepped in either with checks and resources monetarily or with people or with volunteers. There s not one aspect of our city not being impacted right now . and this is not a Tulsa thing. This is an Oklahoma thing.
The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. Between May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents attacked, set aflame and ultimately devastated the Greenwood District, which was at that time one of the wealthiest Black communities in the United States, earning it the name Black Wall Street.