Biff_Poindexter
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Possible mass grave from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found by researchers
The HBO series Watchmen was probably the main reason many folks even know there was a such thing as a Tulsa Race Riot, which is sad in itself -- but at least now more people know about it...
"Experts at the University of Oklahoma believe they have found a possible mass grave site from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at a city cemetery, although they are unsure how many bodies are underneath. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum initiated an investigation into rumored mass graves of the Tulsa Race Massacre in October 2018, calling the riots a "point of shame for our community," NBC affiliate KJRH reported at the time.
Phoebe Stubblefield, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Florida, cautioned at the hearing that the number of bodies inside the trench could be anywhere from 10 to 100. She also said it's unlikely that researchers will be able to identify any remains."
Basically for those who still don't know about it -- basically it began after a black teenager named Dick Rowland was falsely accused of having assaulted a white woman. When he was arrested, a racist mob demanded that the sheriff turn him over to them. Black men from the community offered their help to the Sheriff to help protect Rowland, but he turned them away... Still concerned that Rowland faced being lynched by the mob, more black men returned to the courthouse later that night -- those trying to protect Rowland were outnumbered -- what happened later was the mob going from house to house, shooting men, women and children, burning down the Greenwood district of Tulsa (named Black Wallstreet), which was one of the most prosperous neighborhoods in the whole state.....it is also one of the only times that a state government used planes to bomb its own citizens (but not the last....).
What is more sad is that - also around this time..and also in Oklahoma -- the Osage murders happened...where a community basically conspired to kill Native Americans for their oil rights..another story that has basically been forgotten...
The HBO series Watchmen was probably the main reason many folks even know there was a such thing as a Tulsa Race Riot, which is sad in itself -- but at least now more people know about it...
"Experts at the University of Oklahoma believe they have found a possible mass grave site from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at a city cemetery, although they are unsure how many bodies are underneath. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum initiated an investigation into rumored mass graves of the Tulsa Race Massacre in October 2018, calling the riots a "point of shame for our community," NBC affiliate KJRH reported at the time.
Phoebe Stubblefield, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Florida, cautioned at the hearing that the number of bodies inside the trench could be anywhere from 10 to 100. She also said it's unlikely that researchers will be able to identify any remains."
Basically for those who still don't know about it -- basically it began after a black teenager named Dick Rowland was falsely accused of having assaulted a white woman. When he was arrested, a racist mob demanded that the sheriff turn him over to them. Black men from the community offered their help to the Sheriff to help protect Rowland, but he turned them away... Still concerned that Rowland faced being lynched by the mob, more black men returned to the courthouse later that night -- those trying to protect Rowland were outnumbered -- what happened later was the mob going from house to house, shooting men, women and children, burning down the Greenwood district of Tulsa (named Black Wallstreet), which was one of the most prosperous neighborhoods in the whole state.....it is also one of the only times that a state government used planes to bomb its own citizens (but not the last....).
What is more sad is that - also around this time..and also in Oklahoma -- the Osage murders happened...where a community basically conspired to kill Native Americans for their oil rights..another story that has basically been forgotten...