Examining the Evidence | Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten
6th Grade – 8th Grade
9th Grade – 12th Grade
English
Discover why the search for physical evidence is so important 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre in this media gallery from Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten. On May 21, 1921, hundreds of Black-owned businesses and homes in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were burned to the ground, killing an estimated 100-300 Black residents and leaving an estimated 10,000 Black residents homeless. The victims were buried in unmarked mass graves.
