Tracing Kansas Cityâs Ties to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Centennial Next Week Share this story Published 2 hours ago Above image credit: The ruins of Black Wall Street after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. (Courtesy | Library of Congress)
Last October an Oklahoma forensic team found 12 unmarked coffins containing human remains in a Tulsa cemetery.
What investigators called a âmass graveâ represented evidence of what witnesses had described almost a century ago â that victims of what often is considered the worst incident of racial violence in American history had been buried together without any stone or memorial marking the spot.
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Two of the most famous Kansas City barbecue restaurants Gates and Arthur Bryant’s trace their style of barbecue directly back to Henry Perry, Kansas City s original barbecue king.
One of the first things you should know about Henry Perry is that he was equal parts pitmaster and entrepreneur.
To many, the reason for his success was simple: He knew how to smoke barbecue better than
anybody. His food had an aroma that stayed with you. And that s what made them want to come back to him, historian Sonny Gibson says. They traveled from as far as Leavenworth, Kansas, and Omaha, Nebraska. They would come down just to eat his food.
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