1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a devastating white supremacist attack in which a prosperous Black community in Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed, resulting in widespread death, displacement, and the leveling of “Black Wall Street.”

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instanceOf historical event ⓘ
pogrom ⓘ
racially motivated massacre ⓘ
white supremacist attack ⓘ
aftermath decades of official silence and suppression ⓘ
insurance claims by Black property owners largely denied ⓘ
internment of Black residents in detention centers ⓘ
mass arrests of Black residents ⓘ
aircraftUsed private planes used to fire on or bomb the district ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tulsa Massacre ⓘ
Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 ⓘ
businessesDestroyed hundreds of Black-owned businesses ⓘ
cause allegation against Dick Rowland ⓘ
racial tensions in Tulsa ⓘ
white supremacist violence ⓘ
centennialCommemoration 2021 ⓘ
commissionReportYear 2001 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
destroyed Black Wall Street ⓘ
Black churches in Greenwood ⓘ
Black-owned homes in Greenwood ⓘ
Greenwood business district ⓘ
linked to: Greenwood District
endDate 1921-06-01 ⓘ
estimatedDeaths at least 36 ⓘ
possibly up to 300 ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history ⓘ
symbol of destruction of Black prosperity by white supremacist violence ⓘ
homesDestroyed more than 1,000 ⓘ
investigatedBy Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 ⓘ
lawEnforcementRole deputization of white civilians ⓘ
disarming of Black residents ⓘ
location Greenwood District ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Tulsa ⓘ
mainVictims African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
memorials Greenwood Cultural Center ⓘ
John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park ⓘ
perpetrators local law enforcement participants ⓘ
white mobs ⓘ
recommendations reparations for survivors and descendants ⓘ
result dozens to hundreds of deaths ⓘ
large-scale property destruction ⓘ
long-term economic devastation of Greenwood ⓘ
mass displacement of Black residents ⓘ
startDate 1921-05-31 ⓘ
timePeriod Jim Crow era ⓘ
linked to: Jim Crow laws
triggerEvent armed confrontation between white mob and Black residents ⓘ
arrest of Dick Rowland ⓘ
white mob gathering at Tulsa courthouse ⓘ

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Tulsa, Oklahoma → hasHistoricEvent → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
subject linked to: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Watchmen (TV series) → notableEventDepicted → Tulsa race massacre of 1921 ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Tulsa Massacre ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Greenwood District → knownFor → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
Greenwood District → hasHistoricalEvent → Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Tulsa Race Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 ⓘ
subject linked to: Greenwood District
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Tulsa → hasHistoricEvent → Tulsa race massacre ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Black Wall Street → historicalEvent → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
Black Wall Street → wasTargetOf → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
Black Wall Street → sufferedDestructionIn → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 → hasMainSubject → Tulsa race massacre ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 → hasMainSubject → Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 → namedAfter → Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 ⓘ
linked to: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Greenwood Cultural Center → dedicatedTo → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
Greenwood Cultural Center → associatedWithEvent → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ
North Tulsa → associatedWithEvent → 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ⓘ