The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Crafting a Legacy

Messer, Chris M.

This book examines the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, perhaps the most lethal and financially devastating instance of collective violence in early twentieth-century America. The Greenwood district, a comparably prosperous black community spanning thirty-five city blocks, was set afire and destroyed by white rioters. This work analyzes the massacre from a sociological perspective, extending an integrative approach to studying its causes, the organizational responses that followed, and the complicated legacy that remains.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2021-06-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030746780

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74679-7

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 104