In 1921 Tulsa was the scene of possibly the worst race riot in American history. It all stated May 31 and continued until the afternoon of June 1, during which more Americans were killed by fellow Americans since possibly the Civil War. I recently had the opportunity to spend some time and speak with filmmaker Harold Jackson III whose documentary BURN explores the events that took place in Tulsa during those terrible 48 hours in 1921. I will be posting more on this in the coming weeks and months. His documentary is in post production and will be out later this year. Here’s a teaser:
The Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot of 1921
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Tulsa?!? I had never heard of this and will look forward to your additional posts on the topic.
Chris -
This is a really interesting subject…there has been a previous documentray – locally (Tulsa) produced I think and some books as well, but I am sure it is not a generally well-known subject.
I am familiar with it as an Oklahoman and also because my father-in-laws family had an African-American maid; they left their home to go “rescue” her from the mayhem.
An especially interesting part of the story is that – based on what I have heard – the African-American section of Tulsa at that time was very wealthy, indeed, compared to the rest of the country.
I look forward to more.
Best Regards,
Jim Schmidt