Tulsa: The Fire and the ForgottenUncovers the Emotional Truth Behind One of the Worst Incidents of Racial Violence in American History, Premieres Monday, May 31 on PBSProduced and directed by Jon
‘Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten’ pays respect to lives lost
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A century has passed since the Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed the vibrant and prosperous Black Wall Street, but it’s still seared in the public consciousness.
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten is just one of the many documentaries that will delve further into the horrific event.
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten is a 90-minute documentary that explores the racial violence that ravaged the Greenwood district known as Black Wall Street on May 31, 1921. An unruly white mob of 2,000 descended into Black Wall Street and burned down the neighborhood to ashes and claimed 100-300 Black lives.
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Panelists include:
The Washington Post and associate professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Paul Gardullo, historian and curator of the exhibition on the Tulsa Race Massacre now on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
State Representative Regina Goodwin; Greg Robinson II, Director of Met Cares Foundation
Co-producer of the film, Eric Stover, Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center at University of California, Berkeley
About the Film
One of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history occurred 100 years ago, May 31-June 1, 1921. Known as the Tulsa Race Massacre, a mob of white residents set fire to “Black Wall Street” hundreds of Black-owned businesses and homes in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma killing an estimated 100-300 Black residents and leaving an estimated 10,000 Black residents homeless. The new documentary