may 31, 1921 - Tulsa Race Massacre
Description:
Mobs of white residents attack black residents and businesses in Greenwood District, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The official death toll is 36, but later investigations suggest an actual figure between 100 and 300. 1,250 homes are destroyed and roughly 6,000 African Americans imprisoned in one of the worst incidents of mass racial violence in the United States.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 31, 1921
Now
~ 104 years ago