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Author:

Hirsch, James S.

Title:

Riot and remembrance : the Tulsa race war and its legacy / James S. Hirsch.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

viii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African American neighborhoods--Tulsa--Tulsa--History--20th century.
African Americans--Tulsa (Okla)--History
African Americans--Tulsa--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Racism--Tulsa (Okla)--History
Racism--Tulsa--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Riots--Tulsa (Okla)--History
Riots--Tulsa--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Violence--Tulsa (Okla)--History
Violence--Tulsa--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Neighborhood--Tulsa (Okla)--History
Tulsa (Okla)--Race relations
Tulsa (Okla)--Race relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-339) and index.

Summary:

Chronicles the events surrounding the Tulsa race war of 1921 in which thousands of whites, many deputized by the local police, swarmed through the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing hundreds of African-Americas, and ultimately destroying the neighborhood, and explores the impact the events have had on American society.

Indexed by:

Kirkus Starred.
Pub Weekly.

ISBN:

0618108130
9780618108138

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

GWPB501 -- Prairie City Public Library (Prairie City)

NGPB343 -- Rockford Public Library (Rockford)

RSSX851 -- Roland-Story High School Media Center (Story City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)