Tulsa Race Riot (1921)

Ethnic violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma is one of the most serious urban ethnic conflicts in American history. In 1921, two days of Caucasian violence against blacks killed some 50 people, injured hundreds, and destroyed houses and companies owned by more than 1,000 black people.

The riot began on May 31, 1921 and was triggered by the events of the previous day. On the morning of May 30, a black man named Dick Rowland entered the Drexel building in Tulsa and used the toilet. The driver of the elevator is a young white girl named Sarah Page. Roland ran away as he heard a scream from the elevator. Although there is no definitive proof, the general view of White Tulsan is that Roland tried to attack Page.

Rowland was arrested and then the headline of the local newspaper evoked the white and black population of Tulsa. Speaking of lynch between white people, groups of white and black people, Roland was detained on the evening of May 31, gathered outside the courtroom. A white male tried to disarm the black men, the gunshakes rang and the incident fell into a big ethnic conflict.

By early morning of June 1, Black Tulsa's wholesale and looting began. The number of blacks is far beyond that of the police, and the police have no effect in suppressing the riot. The National Guard declared martial law in the city at 11:29 am and finished most of the violence. The security guard then began to cut down blacks for detention. Most of Tulsa 's blacks were imprisoned, but most white thugs came home on the evening of June 1.

The total number of people killed during the riot is controversial - estimated to range from 27 to over 250 people. It is widely believed that the number of Caucasians is underestimated

Tulsa took nearly a decade to recover from the physical damage suffered by the riot. In spite of its importance, both black and white Tursans claimed that the incident "sneaked" and was not fully perceived. It is hardly documented in history books, especially in Oklahoma's history books.

In 1997 the Tulsa Racial Violence Prevention Committee was established to investigate the riot and works to gain compensation.

Scott Ellsworth, the death of the promised land: Tulsa racial anxiety in 1921, published by Louisiana State University in 1982, History and politics of Montgomery University. Tulsa racial riot in 1921. http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/hpolscrv/VdeLaOliva.html

Consider the 1921 terrace riot in Tulsa. After the end of the so-called reconstruction era in 1877, black people were often pursued, tortured and lynched. This has happened more than 40 years ago before the Tulsa riot, but Tulsa has an incredibly vibrant and completely isolated society. They have their own doctors, lawyers, business, dentists, banks ... all. These are just 3 cases of blacks who suffered from fear in that era. There are countless people else, but while studying these things, I noticed not only the bad things that I did but also the degree of excellence of many black communities in that age. Dust, incredible poverty, Great Depression. Anyway, this is a difficult time to live. Needless to say the black people.

The Tulsa racial riot raised eleven ethnic riot postcards in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 31 and June 1, 1921. The picture shows the damage suffered by the African-American community of Greenwood. This includes the entire burned plot, the casualties of the corpses, and the affected conference rooms.

One of the saddest days in the history of Tulsa occurred in the summer of 1921. A massive riot occurred during the 18 hours from May 31st to June 1st and 35 to 40 blocks of Tulsa's lively African-American community were destroyed. Tragic events have caused many deaths and injuries, and thousands of people have been left homeless. In 1997, the Oklahoma State Court issued House of Representation Act No. 2468, which established the Tulsa Racial Violence Committee to investigate and report riots. This ultimately led to Tulsa's ethnic riot: the Oklahoma State Commission studied the 1921 report on Tulsa's ethnic anxiety, which was announced on 28th February 2001.