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"Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole."
Legislation
Tulsa Race Riot Court Cases
- Tulsa Race Riot Court Cases (downloadable PDFs) "Legal suits were filed on behalf of the victims of the Tulsa Race Riot who had incurred a loss of personal property. These cases were brought by attorneys B.C. Franklin, I.H. Spears, P.A. Chappelle, Elisha Scott, and George W. Carry. The cases were dismissed in 1937 with the assent of Franklin and Scott."
- 3798: G.W. Hutchins v. City of Tulsa et. al. (National Archives) This file consists of the civil case of G.W. Hutchins v. City of Tulsa, et. al. The case was a result of the race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma from May 31 to June 1, 1921.
Oklahoma Supreme Court cases relating to race relations, lawlessness, and police corruption in Tulsa County in the 1920s
Reports & Documents
- Tulsa Race Riot: A report by the Oklahoma Commission to study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 This report examines the events leading up to the riot, the riot itself, and the consideration of reparations for the victims.
- Full Red Cross Disaster Relief Report (Greenwood Cultural Center) The Red Cross was the only organization to provide sustained aid to the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Known for its assistance after natural disasters, after learning of the events of the Massacre and sending a representative (Maurice Willows) to investigate, it classified the Greenwood community as a natural disaster area, providing aid to the community until December 1921. This report is comprehensive in its detail of the loss experienced by the 1921 Greenwood community.
- Tulsa Chapter of the American Red Cross Condensed Disaster Relief Report (National Archives) Relating to Red Cross management of the disaster relief effort.
- Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2007 Hearing before US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Liberties - April 24, 2007.
- Chamber of Commerce Minutes (Greenwood Cultural Center) From a meeting one day after the Massacre, these Chamber of Commerce minutes provide a lens into the cause of the massacre and how to move forward from the perspective of the white business citizens at the time.
- Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021 Proclamation 10219-Day of Remembrance: 100 Years After the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre May 31, 2021 Select the "Proceed to Proxy Login" button to access the document via our HeinOnline Database.
- Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021 Remarks on Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma June 2, 2021 Select the "Proceed to Proxy Login" button to access the document via our HeinOnline Database.
- The Tragedy of the Tulsa Greenwood Massacre from the Congressional Record vol. 167, no. 85 May 17, 2021, pp. H2407-H2414 117th Congress 1st Session Select the "Proceed to Proxy Login" button to access the document via our HeinOnline Database.