Tulsa Race Riots

Repaying Racism World Book Encyclopedia conspicuously fails to mention the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 in any of its entries; readers won’t find it under “Oklahoma”, “Tulsa”, or “riots” (“Black Wall Street”). It did happen, though. For many victims, the Tulsa Race Riot is very much a reality still today. Their lives were forever changed on May 31, 1921. On this day, 19-year-old black man, Dick Rowland, was arrested and accused of trying to rape a white …

…reparations that the victims seek have nothing to do with money anymore. Just as the white Tulsans in 1921 were sending a message through their actions, the survivors of their attack are sending a message of their own. They are strongly declaring that they will fight racism to its end, and it is of national interest to support these crusaders in their valiant efforts to abolish the most destructive internal terrorism this country has ever known.