Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
216 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
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Book |
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Age group Early Adolescents |
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age Children |
Contents |
May 30, 1921 -- Oklahoma! Soon be livin' in a brand-new state -- To be Black in America -- Fighting for survival -- May 31, 1921 -- Black Wall Street comes alive -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it!, or The promise of a lynching -- June 1, 1921 -- Aftermath -- Legacy of Greenwood -- Afterword. |
Summary |
"In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that . . . author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this . . . nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre."--Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index. |
Awards |
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist, 2022. |
Subject |
Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 -- Juvenile literature.
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Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa, Oklahoma : 1921) |
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African Americans -- Crimes against -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Crimes against. |
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Oklahoma -- Tulsa. |
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African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Riots -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Riots. |
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Racism against Black people -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Racism against Black people. |
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Racism. |
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Race relations. |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Juvenile works.
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Added Title |
Story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre |
ISBN |
9780063056664 hardcover |
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0063056666 hardcover |
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