The Plot to Kill "Diamond Dick Rowland" & The Tulsa Race Massacre - Part One
On Tuesday afternoon, May 31, 1921, a newspaper article titled “Nab Negro for Attacking Girl In an Elevator” hit the streets of downtown Tu
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Randy Hopkins
Aug 22, 202329 min read
Echo of History: The City of Tulsa’s Mass Graves Debacle
On the morning of July 30, 2021, an iron fence and locked gates divided two groups of Tulsans at the City-owned Oaklawn Cemetery.
Randy Hopkins
Aug 22, 20239 min read
Mask of Atonement: The Plan to Rebuild the Homes of Greenwood
The Greenwood rebuilding “plan” was a major feature of the second full day of national news coverage of the then-called Tulsa Race Riot.
Randy Hopkins
Aug 22, 202315 min read
Recovering History: The Freeing of Dick Roland
There's no listing for this prisoner during June or July. This supports claims that Roland was removed from the jail soon after his arrival.
John Neal
Aug 22, 202318 min read
"Move The Negroes Out" The Destruction of the Historically Black Neighborhood in Sand Springs, OK
This Area A, the Southside Addition, was created as a segregated place of residency by the town founder in 1911.
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