Introduction …
The Tulsa race riot was the worst riot in US history. During
some sixteen hours of rioting, over 800 people were injured, an
estimated 10,000 people were left homeless, 35 city blocks
composed of 1,256 residences were destroyed by fire, and
$1.8 million (nearly $21 million in 2009 dollars) in property
damage occurred. Officially, thirty-nine people were reported
killed in the riot, of whom ten were white. The actual number
of black citizens killed by white local militiamen and volunteers
as a result of the riot is now estimated at around three
hundred. In essence, Greenwood, the black side of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, was destroyed.
The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot
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