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Article
Curated OER

History Matters: The Eruption of Tulsa

For Students 9th - 10th
This article in the June 29, 1921, issue of Nation magazine by Walter White, an NAACP official, reports on the massive damage to black-owned homes and businesses as a result of the Tulsa race riot on May 31, 1921.
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Primary
Oklahoma Historical Society

Ohs Research Center: Final Report of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find the final 188-page report of the Oklahoma Commission examining the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, issued in February, 2001. Included are several reports from 1921 as well as historical perspective and current...
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Handout
Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Historical Society: Tulsa Race Riot

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of Oklahoma with emphasis on the Tulsa race riot of 1921, one of the worse acts of racial violence ever to occur in the United States.
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Activity
Other

Tulsa Historical Society: The Tulsa Race Riot

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief, but compelling description of the Tulsa Race Riot along with photographs showing the devastation of Black Tulsa as a result of the looting and burning by the white rioters.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Examining the Evidence: Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

For Students 9th - 10th
On May 21, 1921, hundreds of Black-owned businesses and homes in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were burned to the ground, killing an estimated 100-300 Black residents and leaving an estimated 10,000 Black residents homeless....
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Tulsa Race Massacre: What Happened: Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

For Students 9th - 10th
Although rarely mentioned in textbooks, there is no question that the Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of racial violence in American history. This media gallery from Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten provides...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the one hundredth anniversary of the crime, and how the community of Tulsa is coming to terms with its past, present, and future. This Collection includes the following: Video (6), Media...