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"item_title" : "Tulsa Race Riot",
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Tulsa Race Riot : A Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Race Riot of 1921
Overview
The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 was the worst civil disturbance since the Civil War. On May 21, 1921, a group of white Oklahomans attacked the prosperous African American community, called the Greenwood District or "the Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, OK over the alleged assault of a white woman by a black man. 24 hours later more than 800 people were admitted to local hospitals, 10,000 residents were homeless, and 35 city blocks were reduced to rubble. The monetary cost of the riot was later estimated to be 26 million dollars. This report examines the events leading up to the riot, the riot itself, and the consideration of reparations for the victims.
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- ISBN-13: 9781530785001
- ISBN-10: 1530785006
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publish Date: February 2001
- Dimensions: 10 x 7.99 x 0.41 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.87 pounds
- Page Count: 194
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