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A 1921 photograph of the Greenwood District burning during the Tulsa Race Massacre
Photo: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Tulsa Race Massacre, a historic example of domestic terrorism during which mobs of white men murdered and injured countless Black citizens and burned down Black-owned businesses in the city’s Greenwood District, has been little studied until recently. This month marks 100 years since the two-day riot, which has been described by contemporary historians as the “single worst incident of racial violence” in the US, and artists and institutions are recognising the event and its fallout through displays and projects. ....

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