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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.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...

3. www.cnn.com › 2021/06/08 › usA total of 27 graves have been found so far at Tulsa Race ...

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   Jun 8, 2021 · CNN — There are now 27 graves that have been uncovered at an excavation site for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn Cemetery. That is 15 new burials since...

4. 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.

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 weapons...

6. www.washingtonpost.com › history › 2024/07/12Scientists identify victim of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in ...

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   Jul 12, 2024 · His remains were discovered during a 2021 excavation of a mass grave in Oaklawn Cemetery, which is blocks from Greenwood, the all-Black community destroyed by a White mob in a rampage that ...

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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 Tulsa Race victims buried in a mass grave?

   • Excavation begins anew at Oaklawn Cemetery in a search for victims of the Tulsa race massacre believed to be buried in a mass grave, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) There are now 27 graves that have been uncovered at an excavation site for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn Cemetery.

   A total of 27 graves have been found so far at 1921 Tulsa ... - CNN

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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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   Did Tulsa find a mass grave?

   • City of Tulsa While the large anomaly at a site flagged by cemetery caretakers did not reveal a mass grave, it yielded an array of artifacts from the mid to late 20th century. City of Tulsa The team found a bone. But it turned out to be from a farm animal.

   A Tulsa mass grave may answer questions about the 1921 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.huffpost.com › entry › greenwood-massacre24 Unmarked Graves Found In Search For Tulsa Race Massacre ...

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   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.