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May 27, 2021 · Archaeology. To find answers about the 1921 race massacre, Tulsa digs up its painful past. A newly discovered mass grave will be excavated this summer. Fires lit by white mobs left many homes and...
- Greenwood Cultural Center. The Greenwood Cultural Center is the flame-keeper not only for Tulsa Race Massacre history but also for the Greenwood District's prosperous pre-massacre Black Wall Street era as well as its remarkable resurgence in the months and years following the tragedy.
- John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park. Dedicated as a Literary Landmark in 2018, the park honors John Hope Franklin, a historian, civil rights advocate, Oklahoma Cultural Treasure and Medal of Freedom recipient who died in 2009.
- Vernon AME Church. Founded in 1905, the Vernon AME Church is the only standing Black-owned structure on Greenwood Avenue from the Black Wall Street era and one of the few edifices to survive the race massacre.
- Ellis Walker Woods Memorial. An outdoor memorial at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and John Hope Franklin Boulevard on the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa campus, it honors the first principal of Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School.
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.
May 30, 2021 · To reconstruct the 100 block of Greenwood Avenue, the heart of the business community, Guilbert Gates found additional, hard-to-find archival materials that helped Mika Gröndahl to build a 3-D...
Over the past two decades, The Green-Wood Historic Fund has developed a unique collection of artworks and artifacts pertaining to the rich history of The Green-Wood Cemetery and of those who have chosen it as their final resting place. This highly specialized collection is available for research.
Jul 17, 2020 · Ground-penetrating radar has identified multiple locations in the cemetery where anomalies could indicate the presence of mass graves.
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Jun 1, 2021 · One hundred years ago, a mob burned 35 square blocks of a Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the ground. Sparked by a false accusation and fueled by hatred, racism, and jealousy, the destruction of Greenwood was the worst civil disturbance since the Civil War.
