
Tulsa race massacre
White mobs destroyed Greenwood in 1921; the query follows contemporary press wording. Newspaper pages from 1921 on a map and timeline.
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The Washington Herald — 1921-06-05, page 42
… ,000,000. Incorporation papers are about to be filed, it wn said. Race Riots in Tulsa. RACE war broke out in Tulsa, Okla., the southwestern oil metropolis, last Tuesday and before …
Evening Star — 1921-06-05, page 20
The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.
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… Columbia, (3) Panama canal and Canal Zone. % In dian reservations. = ARREST 50 WHIT IN TULSA RACE WAR Suspects Alleged to Have Been PIundering Negro District When Taken. By the Associated …
Evening Star — 1921-06-09, page 6
… mass of newspaper comment generalizing on the "barbarity of civilization" of the Tulsa race riot four points stand out: First, a demand for organized education, federal if necessary …
… know he earned one of 'em.? (Jhambersburg (Ha.) PubHc Opinion. How terrible those Tulsa race riots would' have been if they had occurred in darkest Russia!?Cincinnati Enquirer. Old …
The Washington Tribune — 1921-06-11, page 1
… Court of the United States, took a fling at the Colored press in his article on the Tulsa riot. He charged the papers with in citing trouble by demanding equali ty of rights. …
… and made a short talk to the students and faculty. The president denounced the Tulsa riot in the course of his speech and also stressed the need of education as a sure means …
The Washington Tribune — 1921-06-11, page 5
… Smith and Mary Williams; practi cal nursing, Armanda Adams. WHOLESALE ARREST IN TULSA RIOT New York City.—James W. Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the …
The Washington Herald — 1921-06-13, page 4
… CERTAIN 777 tk Upholds Negroes in Tulsa, j To th? Editor. The W??hio?ton lirrtld The Tulsa riot brings afresh to our minds the egrils of racial preju- ; dice and hatred. Former …
The Washington Tribune — 1921-06-18, page 3
The Race’s Press On the Tulsa Riot Editors Unanimously Call Upon Government For Better Law Enforcement and To End …
… closely the editors have followed Lincoln’s injunction. The Pittsburgh American “The Tulsa riot is but another bloody index to the dire necessity for law and law enforcement. …
… Afro-American, Baltimore, “Millions of thoughtful Negroes will thank God for the Tulsa riot as an other index of progress. “As long as we have yellow jour nals like the Tulsa …
Evening Star — 1921-06-25, page 9
… , The public will find cordial welcome, isrning and evening. "Lessons From the Tulsa Riot" Is the subject of REV. DR. WALDRQf?"S SERMON At 11 a.m. tomorrow at Shiloh Baptist …
Evening Star — 1921-06-25, page 10
The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.
These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.
… Church tomorrow at s;4sl an Rev. DIR. s.swildfsn win preaeA ~ II sessons From the Tulsa. Riot" to-. morrow at 11;o,ciock. at Shiloh Baptist Church tStransers :Home). : MAX Colaberx …
The Washington Tribune — 1921-06-25, page 6
… Sunday Schools. On Next Sunday June 26, Dr. Wal dron will preach at 11 a. m. on the “Tulsa Riot” and an offering will be taken for the stricken people in that unfortunate city …
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