Greg Taylor reflects on what he learned in the course taught by Dr. Karlos K. Hill, "The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Lessons and Legacies."
Tag: 1921 Race Massacre
A Change Is Gonna ComeA Change Is Gonna Come
Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke My favorite character in Director Regina King’s movie, “One Night in Miami” is Leslie Odom Jr. playing Sam Cooke. Based on a play “written
How can a re-telling of the 1921 Race Massacre change how we act today?How can a re-telling of the 1921 Race Massacre change how we act today?
White people like me have not told the story I’m about to tell. Instead, white people have largely buried Tulsa’s racial history, specifically of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Enraged
How many homes were burned down June 1, 1921?How many homes were burned down June 1, 1921?
On June 1, 1921 white mobs gathered at the corner of Archer and Greenwood in downtown Tulsa and systematically killed black Tulsans, looted their homes, firebombed Greenwood. The Red Cross
What is the rupture that led to the launch of 1256 Movement?What is the rupture that led to the launch of 1256 Movement?
According to the Community Service Council Tulsa Equality Indicators, home ownership for Black Tulsans (32%) is roughly half of home ownership for white Tulsans (57.9%). This disproportionately low level of