Justice Department Unveils Harrowing Details of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Acknowledges Orchestrated Racial Violence in Long-Awaited Report
Washington — A comprehensive report released by the Justice Department on Friday delineates the grim details of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an orchestrated attack on the Greenwood district, often referred to as Black Wall Street. Nearly 10,000 white residents decimated the flourishing Black community, leaving an indelible scar on Tulsa, Oklahoma, with repercussions felt a century later. The report described the massacre as a distinct “civil rights crime,” unparalleled in scale and brutality. Kristen …