Tulsa Timeline
GREENWOOD
a subdued history
May 30-31, 1921
Courthouse Courthouse Incident
After several hours of racial tensions brewing between the armed black and white residents of Greenwood, a conflict occurred in which a white man tried to disarm a black man resulting in the discharge of the weapon which led to "all hell breaking loose". A gun battle ensued, and facing overwhelming odds, the armed black men were forced to retreat from the courthouse.
Mob
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Sources
[1] Brown, D. (2021, February 04). Red Summer: When Racist Mobs Ruled. How a Pandemic of Racial Terror Led to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. American Experience. PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/t-town-red-summer-racist-mobs/
[2] Burch, R., Reid, R., & Ferguson, K. (Producers). (2021). Tulsa Race Massacre: 100 Years Later [Video]. PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/video/tulsa-race-massacre-100-years-later-vdv9tx
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https://www.pbs.org/video/episode-1-zew2v8
[4] PBS News. (2024, June 12). Oklahoma’s Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit from Last 2 Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre Seeking Reparations.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/oklahomas-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-from-last-2-survivors-of-tulsa-race-massacre-seeking-reparations
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