The burning Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
"One of the worst acts of racist violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Burning recreates Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explores the currents of hatred,...
| Main Authors: | Beard, Hilary (Author), Madigan, Tim, 1957- (Creator) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Prologue: Like judgment day
- What do you say now?
- Beyond hatred's reach
- A promised land
- A perilous position
- May 30, 1921: The incident
- Dick Rowland runs
- Lynching tonight
- Fear in Greenwood
- Tuesday, May 31: The sheriff's promise
- Down the road to apocalypse
- The apocalypse
- May 31, 1921: Round midnight
- Daybreak
- Attack on Mount Zion
- Retrospective
- Dr. Jackson
- June 1, 1921: Troops arrive
- Sickening aftermath
- June 1, 1921: The assignment of a lifetime
- Thursday, June 2, 1921: A conspiracy of silence
- Rebuilding
- The veil lifted
- Reparations.