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May 27, 2021 · A newly discovered mass grave will be excavated this summer. Fires lit by white mobs left many homes and businesses in Greenwood in ruins (as in this Red Cross image). The Red Cross estimated...
May 26, 2021 · Robert Turner prays near the site of a newly discovered mass grave in Tulsa’s Oaklawn Cemetery, the first found from the 1921 attack by white rioters on Greenwood, a Black neighborhood.
Sep 15, 2023 · The latest search began Sept. 5 and is the third such excavation in the search for remains of the estimated 75 to 300 Black people killed during the 1921 massacre at the hands of a white mob that descended on the Black section of Tulsa — Greenwood.
Oct 26, 2020 · A mass grave was found last week in Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma during a four-day search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
In the 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Greenwood community and Tulsa as a whole have been through many changes. This exhibit examines the history of Greenwood both before and after 1921 and provides information and images of the Massacre.
Nov 3, 2022 · Crews are seen Wednesday helping excavate unmarked graves in Tulsa's historic Oaklawn Cemetery in pursuit of finding and identifying victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Jul 17, 2020 · On Monday, the first test excavation began at a potential site detected by archaeologists on the grounds of Oaklawn Cemetery, the oldest graveyard in Tulsa. A staircase from a demolished home...
