Volume 9 , Issue 35

1921 Race Riot In Tulsa, OK

"On May 31, 1921, Tulsa's pace as a progressive, booming, civilized city was halted as a bitter race riot erupted. The riot had it's roots in a rumor involving a young black man and a white female elevator operator in the Drexel Building at Third and Main Streets. It was alleged by the woman that the man grabbed her by the arm in the elevator and she struck him about the head with her purse. He was arrested that afternoon by city police....." -- www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa/riot.htm   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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