MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Over the past week, you have probably heard a lot about the Tulsa race massacre, when a white mob killed hundreds of Black residents in the Greenwood neighborhood on May 31, 1921. Well, as the 100th anniversary commemorations wind down, we are taking a moment today to look at the Greenwood of 2021. Karen Grigsby Bates from NPR s Code Switch podcast traveled to Tulsa, and she s here with us now.
Hey, Karen.
KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: Hi there.
KELLY: So as you were talking with residents about their thoughts on this anniversary, all the attention generated by this anniversary, what kind of things were you hearing?
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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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