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Mar 2, 2022 · And survey work at The Canes site indicated there were two possible common burials located there. As part of the investigation, the City of Tulsa sought an entity to provide DNA analysis and identification of human remains disinterred in summer 2021 as part of the 1921 Graves Investigation.
Jun 8, 2021 · Researchers said Tuesday that they have now uncovered 15 more burials in an Oaklawn Cemetery mass grave since an October test excavation revealed 12 in their search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims, bringing the total to 27 presumed sets of remains with still more "very likely" to be discovered.
- Chris Polansky
Jun 9, 2021 · The mass grave that was discovered in October is in a part of Oaklawn Cemetery that has been called the “Original 18” area, based on contemporary accounts that 18 Black victims of the...
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...
Jun 4, 2021 · Today, the City of Tulsa began the first phase of its excavation and analysis of the Original 18 site at Oaklawn Cemetery led by the University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) and the 1921 Graves Physical Investigation Committee.
Nov 1, 2022 · CNN — As part of the city’s effort to find unidentified victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, 17 additional adult burials have been uncovered at an excavation site in the Oaklawn Cemetery,...
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Jun 27, 2021 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA— The Washington Post reports that the preliminary analysis of the remains of nine people from an unmarked mass grave in Tulsa’s Oaklawn Cemetery has been completed.
