In Tulsa, an ‘incredible American story’ of Black resilience is finally recognized
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The Tower of Reconciliation rises in John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 25-foot-tall memorial by Ed Dwight tells the history of African Americans’ struggle, and honors early Black leaders in Tulsa.Photograph by Michael Noble Jr.,Tulsa World/AP
ByHeather Greenwood Davis
At the start of the award-winning television series
Watchmen, there’s a three-minute-30-second scene of destruction and terror, as a racist mob destroys a Black town. Civilians are shot, homes are bombed from planes overhead, and stores are set on fire. While
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