tulsa (okla.)

"In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that . . . author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this . . . nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the 1921 racial attack on Black citizens in the neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Discusses how the neighborhood was destroyed, and the impact of the destruction today. Includes timelines and a section of black-and-white photographs.

"Tulsa Race Riots and the Red Summer of 1919 explores the events in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way"--Provided by publisher.

"A brief introduction into the violent Tulsa Race Massacre that occurred on May 31-June 1 1921"--Amazon.

"In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that . . . author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this . . . nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre"--Provided by publisher.

". . . a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in United States history"--Provided by publisher.

"[Relates the] story of Tulsa's historic Greenwood District, once considered 'The Negro Wall Street' ... [through] four phases: (1) the roots; (2) the riot; (3) the regeneration; and (4) the Renaissance"--page vii.

Tells the story of the Greenwood community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, its destruction in the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, and its rebuilding.