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FILE - In this Wednesday, May 26, 2021 file photo, an image of devastation from the Tulsa Race Massacre is shown on a drive-in movie screen from the documentary Rebuilding Black Wall Street, during a screening of documentaries for centennial commemorations of the destruction of the Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/John Locher) May 30, 2021 - 4:23 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Several documentary filmmakers â some backed by NBA superstars â are shedding light on the historically ignored Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific tragedies in American history.
LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are among those releasing documentaries based on the racially motivated massacre. The projects come during the 100th anniversary of the massacre in Greenwood, a Black-owned business district and residential neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and a slew of networks are among those releasing documentaries based on the tragic backstory of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
The director said the "more the story can be brought to light, the better.'' Documentaries will air on the History Channel, CNN, PBS and National Geography.
When filmmaker Jonathan Silvers got the idea a few years ago to make a documentary about the 1921 annihilation of Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma — the most deadly