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TULSA After earning a slew of accolades for creating a compelling alternate-history version of present-day Tulsa, Damon Lindelof finally made it to the real place. We always understood that what happened here was a real thing, even though we were making a piece of fiction. And when you come to a real place, you feel what happened there. So, still processing, Lindelof said Sunday night from the stage on the grounds of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa in the historic Greenwood District. It was emotionally overwhelming and intense, and we re just really grateful that we get to be here.
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TULSA L. Joi McCondichie grew up hearing her grandmother tell the story of the horrific night she fled Greenwood 100 years ago.
Tuesday, the Tulsan invited the community to walk the same route that took her grandmother, Eldoris Mae McCondichie, and other Black Wall Street residents to safety as they escaped the white mobs intent on killing them and burning down their homes and businesses in what became known as the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 31 and June 1, 1921.
More than 100 people took part in L. Joi McCondichie s 5-mile Century Walk, retracing the survivors path by riding in golf carts or walking the route on foot. Along the way, they saw drawings of 27 survivors created by artist Udonna Wallace. She said she drew the survivors faces to help Century Walk participants connect with the humanity of the people who escaped into the woods to avoid becoming victims of mob violence.
It s actually accomplishing what we always started out wanting to do, that this would not just be what some would refer to as a one-and-done, or a Kumbaya moment where OK, we sang, we held hands, now everybody go back home. This is a commemorative year . even into the fall with Tulsa Ballet doing a full production and bringing African American artists and dancers from New York and an African American choreographer for a full production about the history of Greenwood, said Phil Armstrong, project director for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. This is the beginning. This is not just a time when we do this and never talk about it again. This is a launchpad: Every year we are going to look forward to commemorating and having some type of event that remembers and honors this history.
By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY â The centerpiece of the Tulsa Race Massacre centennial, the âRemember and Riseâ observance on Monday, May 31, was abruptly canceled Thursday night with little explanation, but President Biden is still planning on visiting Tuesday, June 1.
âDue to unexpected circumstances with entertainers and speakers, the Centennial Commission is unable to fulfill our high expectations for Monday afternoonâs commemoration event and has determined not to move forward with the event at this time,â the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission said in a statement.
The event was to feature prominent figures including performer John Legend and voting rights activist and former politician Stacey Abrams.
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TULSA The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission is preparing to unveil its primary brick-and-mortar project, Greenwood Rising: The Black Wall Street History Center, on June 2 as one of its numerous events scheduled in the coming days to mark the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.
The $18.6 million, 11,000-square-foot history center is joining several other monuments, memorials and landmarks in the historic Greenwood District that help chronicle the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre. It s an all-inclusive history center that will utilize technology, visuals, photographs, videos, all to encapsulate the history, said Phil Armstrong, project director for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.