The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Commission earmarked $20 million for the project, and its purpose is to educate visitors about the massacre.
The building has not been uncontroversial. Some public officials say they oppose the way the money was spent.
Phil Armstrong is the chair of the commission. He spoke at the opening ceremony to a crowd seated in folding chairs at the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Archer Street.
He began by thanking various donors, including Mary Ann Hille of Hille Foundation who donated the land for the center.
“In spite of what some of our critics have said, yes, donate means 100% free and clear with no strings attached,” said Armstrong.
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Mobs of armed white residents attacked a once thriving Black community in Oklahoma for 18 hours straight, destroying businesses, killing about 300 Black people, most of whom were unarmed, and causing thousands to lose their homes in the process, according to History Channel.
In the rise of teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) – the notion that traditional liberal approaches to dealing with racial inequalities need to be reconsidered because laws favor white supremacy – Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed legislation to combat efforts that he said would scar or divide the children.
“Teaching concepts or courses that would cause people to ‘feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress’ because of their race or gender. It also bans promoting concepts such as that anyone by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously, Stitt tweeted, NBC News r
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