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A Day to Remember: Traveling Tulsa Race Massacre Exhibit from April 18th to May 2nd

The Department of African American Studies is hosting a national traveling exhibit about the Tulsa Race Massacre. The exhibit is now located in Taliaferro Hall, in the hallway of our department, outside of 1119 Taliaferro.
When May 02, 2022
from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Where Hallway outside of 1119 Taliaferro
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From April 18th to May 2nd, 2022, the Department of African American Studies is hosting the Traveling Exhibit of the Tulsa Race Massacre, which presents the honest yet hidden history of the Tulsa Massacre in 1921. Post World War I, the Greenwood District, also known as "Black Wall Street", became one of the most prosperous Black-owned areas as oil money resulted in a booming and thriving economy, and a hub for many successful Black-owned businesses. On May 30, 1921, a rumor about an elevator ride between Dick Rowland, a Black man, and Sarah Page, a white woman, circulated around local white communities. Just days after, white rioters attacked Greenwood in retaliation which resulted in 35 city blocks in ruin and about 1100 injures and deaths combined. This exhibit presents the beautiful landscape of Greenwood, the history behind the attack, and the conflicts in messaging and documentation over this act of violence.

Date: April 18-May 2, 2022
Location: Taliaferro Hall - main hallway, Department of African American Studies

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For more information about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, check out the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum here: https://www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/

 

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