What was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
(2023)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
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Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHAT Available
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHAT Due: 5/11/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023
DESCRIPTION

107 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780593521700, 0593521706, 9780593521717, 0593521714, 9781518283451, 1518283454, 9780593521700, 0593521706
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

What was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? -- The promise of Oklahoma -- Danger! -- The deadly spark -- The shot heard 'round Tulsa -- The invasion of Greenwood -- Nothing left? -- No help -- Greenwood rises again -- Urban renewal ... really? -- The story lives on -- Timelines

"Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving neighborhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found success and community. They ran their own businesses, including barbershops, clothing stores, jewelers, restaurants, movie theaters, and more. There also were Black doctors, dentists, and lawyers to serve the neighborhood. Then, in one weekend, all of this was lost. A racist mob tore through the streets, burning everything to the ground and killing scores of innocent residents. Learn about what led to one of the worst moments of racial violence in America's history in this nonfiction book for young readers"--

Ages 8-12

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