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Editor s note: The following first-person accounts of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre contain graphic depictions and antiquated racial terminology. We have chosen not to edit these survivor accounts to leave their stories unencumbered by interpretation or exclusion.
TULSA, Okla. From a small office inside the Greenwood Cultural Center in Oklahoma on a recent Saturday afternoon, Tiffany Crutcher could look south and see a Black Wall Street mural under a freeway, then east and see Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, the only Black-owned building that remains from the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
A short walk would lead to old railroad tracks that historically divided the predominantly Black north side of Tulsa from the south part of the city.
Oklahoman
Survivors, dignitaries, state residents and people from all walks of life will gather in Tulsa over the next week to commemorate the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre on Black Wall Street.
The Oklahoman will be providing live updates from Tulsa over the next several days. Check back to this article often to get the latest information on events at the Tulsa Race Massacre centennial.
Opening ceremonies delayed for Tulsa Children s Museum of Art
The open ceremonies for the Tulsa Children s Museum of Art, 700 N Greenwood Ave. on the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa campus, have been delayed.
Museum founder Courtney Skipper told The Oklahoman that the event has been postponed from its originally planned date on Tuesday due to the heightened security in place for Pres. Biden s Tulsa visit.