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Author:

Krehbiel, Randy, author.

Title:

Tulsa, 1921 : reporting a massacre / Randy Krehbiel ; foreword by Karlos K. Hill.

Publisher:

University of Oklahoma Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xviii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Tulsa Race Riot, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
Tulsa Race Riot, Tulsa, Okla., 1921--Press coverage--Tulsa.--Tulsa.
African Americans--History--Tulsa--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.)--History--History--20th century.
Tulsa (Okla.)--History--History--20th century.
Racism--Tulsa--Tulsa--History--20th century.
African American journalists--Tulsa.--Tulsa.
Tulsa world.
Tulsa tribune.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.

Contents:

Foreword / by Karlos K. Hill -- May 30, 1921 -- Tulsa -- Greenwood -- "The story that set Tulsa ablaze" -- Chaos -- "Mob spirit and fever heat" -- Retribution -- Aftermath -- "Wounds of passion" -- "It must not be again" -- Directed verdict -- The new Negro -- Trials and tribulations -- The years since.

Summary:

"Examines the events and players contributing to, participating in, and responding to Tulsa's 1921 race riot and massacre and the social, political and historical context in which it occurred"-- Provided by publisher.
"In 1921, Tulsa's Greenwood District, known then as the nation's "Black Wall Street" was... prosperous, but a white mob, inflamed by rumors... invaded...How did a feud between the editiors of Oklhoma's black-owned newspapers influence events? Why were law enforcement officials in Tulsa under nvestigation before the "riot" even began?...The Tusa Massacre was the result of racial animosity and mistrust within a culture of political and econimic corruption. "-- Book jacket.

ISBN:

0806163313
9780806163314

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1101663006

LCCN:

2018054090

Locations:

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

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

VFPB334 -- Elgin Public Library (Elgin)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

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