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1. www.sciencenews.org › article › tulsa-1921-raceA Tulsa mass grave may answer questions about the 1921 race ...

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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...

2. www.pbs.org › newshour › nationA World War I veteran is the 1st Tulsa Race Massacre victim ...

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   Jul 12, 2024 · The City of Tulsa is working on next steps to memorialize and organize a proper burial for Daniel, based on the wishes of his next of kin. His remains still reside in Oaklawn Cemetery.

3. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleMass grave unearthed as the search for victims of the Tulsa ...

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   Oct 26, 2020 · Bill White, the former director of development for the Greenwood Culture Center and Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce, watches as crews work on test excavation and core sampling at Oaklawn...

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4. www.huffpost.com › entry › greenwood-massacre24 Unmarked Graves Found In Search For Tulsa Race Massacre ...

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   Nov 3, 2022 · Twenty-four unmarked graves have been found in a historic Tulsa, Oklahoma, cemetery amid recently relaunched efforts to find and identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, city officials said Wednesday.

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5. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › tulsa-willTulsa to Search for Mass Graves From the Race Massacre of ...

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   Oct 9, 2018 · During the pogrom, a white mob killed an estimated 300 black Tulsans. According to eyewitnesses, the dead are buried in unmarked mass graves in Greenwood. On May 31, 1921, white men with...

6. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2020/07/17Nearly a Century After a Tulsa Massacre, the Search for ...

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   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 in...

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   How many unmarked graves have been found in a Tulsa Cemetery?

   • Twenty-four unmarked graves have been found in a historic Tulsa, Oklahoma, cemetery amid recently relaunched efforts to find and identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, city officials said Wednesday.

   24 Unmarked Graves Found In Search For Tulsa Race Massacre Victims

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   Are there mass graves in Tulsa?

   • In October 2019 the city began using ground-penetrating radar to search for mass graves at sites throughout Tulsa. Last December a team of scientists announced it had found anomalies at Oaklawn Cemetery consistent with mass graves. In July they began digging for mass graves but found no human remains.

   Coffins unearthed as the search for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre

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   Where is the oldest graveyard in Tulsa?

   • 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 in the overgrown woods on Sunset Hill, just a half-mile from downtown Tulsa. Black Tulsans made a last defensive stand on the hill on the day of the massacre.

   Nearly a Century After a Tulsa Massacre, the Search for Burial Sites

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   Where were the dead buried in Tulsa?

   • Tulsans have tried to find answers and search for the dead before. Rumors have persisted for a century that bodies were buried in mass graves around Tulsa, burned in the city’s incinerator and disposed of in the Arkansas River or down mine shafts outside of town. But no records of mass graves had ever been found.

   A Tulsa mass grave may answer questions about the 1921 race massacre

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   Are the Tulsa Race victims buried in a mass grave?

   • 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. Ten coffins were found in a trench, but further analysis is needed to determine if those buried are the victims of one of the worst r...

   Coffins unearthed as the search for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre

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   Did a Tulsa police officer see a mass grave in 1921?

   • Bob Patty, a former Tulsa police officer, claims to have been shown a photograph from 1921 at the police station nearly 50 years ago depicting a mass grave, with bodies wrapped in tarps and law enforcement officials standing around the site. “The gates of Hell was wide open that day,” he said of the massacre.

   Nearly a Century After a Tulsa Massacre, the Search for Burial Sites

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8. www.cityoftulsa.org › press-room › major-discoveryCity of Tulsa

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   Jul 12, 2024 · An Exhibit at Greenwood Cultural Center named “Gathering Greenwood” is being designed and will be an interactive exhibit about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, survivors, and descendants. It will house a permanent exhibit that will allow community members to explore and research their own family genealogy with an onsite library.