Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

  • ‘Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten’ PBS Documentary Examines the Tulsa Race Massacre 100 Years Later

    Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten
    “Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten” Washington Post reporter DeNeen Brown confers with community activists observing the second mass grave excavation at Tulsa’s Oaklawn Cemetery. October 19, 2020.

    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.

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