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GREENWOOD
a subdued history
1922
Wooden 'Temporary' Housing Temporary Housing
Temporary wooden houses were built during the reconstruction of Greenwood. Unfortunately for many however, these "temporary" homes became permanent residences for the masses that were not able to recover economically from the devastation that was inflicted upon them, both during the massacre and afterwards where their very existences continued to be sabotaged.
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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
[3] Silvers, J., Brown, D., & Stover, E. (Producers). (2021). Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten [Video]. PBS.
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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