The events of 100 years ago and the steps she believes are needed for tulsa to heal. This talk is part of a national symposium held by the john hope franklin center for reconciliation. They provided the video. As you may know, i am the great granddaughter of mary e. Jones parrish. The first person to write an eyewitness account about the 1921 tulsa race massacre. My great grandmother was a journalist and a writer. She was also a teacher. So she was well versed in the literary arts. Also, she was someone who was deeply involved in her community. And as we call it today, she was a survivor. Along with a little 7yearold girl, florence mary parish, who grew up to become my grandmother. Today, i will speak to you about our new book, the nation must awake. My great grandmother s book was originally titled events of the tulsa disaster. I will tell you how that book came to me, how i was entrusted with it by my father who wanted me to do something with it. I will tell you a little bit about ou
And so she was well versed in the literary arts. Also, she was someone who was very deeply involved in her community and as we call today, she was a survivor, along with a seven year old girl, florence mary parrish, who grew up to become my grandmother, florence mary parrish bruner. Today, i ll speak to you a little bit about our new book, a nation must await. Although my great grandmother was originally titled, events of the tulsa disaster. I ll tell you a little bit about how that came to me, how i was interested with it by my father, who wanted me to do something with it. And i ll tell you a little bit about our relationship our relationship around the book, around the story itself, and how i took his charge to bring my great grandpa missouri s legacy forward and to fulfill a promise that i made to him. During the 1993 1994 holidays season, i was visiting my family in california. My dad, bill bruner, jr. , was still living in san francisco, where i was born. At the time, i had been
Great granddaughter of mary jones parrish. As moses said, the first person to write an eyewitness account about the 1921 tulsa race massacre. My great grandmother was a journalist and a writer. She was also a teacher. So she was well versed in the literary arts. Also, she was someone who was deeply involved in her community. And as we call it today, she was a survivor along with a little seven year old girl, florence mary parish, who grew up to become my grandmother. Florence mary parish bruner. Today, i will speak to you a little bit about our new book. The nation must await. Although my great grandmother s book was originally titled, events of the tulsa disaster. I will tell you a little bit about how that came to me, how i was interested with it by my father who wanted me to do something with it. And i will tell you a little bit about our relationship around the book, around the story itself, and how i took his charge to bring my great grandmother s legacy forward, and to fulfill a