In 1921, Greenwood saw about 35 blocks of homes and businesses destroyed in a race riot that evolved into a race war, and finally into a massacre. It is not known exactly how many were killed in the conflagration. ... The post Legislation Introduced to Designate Tulsa’s Greenwood District a National Monument as Site of 1921 Race Riot appeared first on The New American. December 16, 2023 at 06:18PM - Steve Byas |
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Steve Byas Steve Byas is a professor of History & Government at Randall University, in Norman, Oklahoma. For nearly four decades he has been a publishing partner of the Oklahoma Constitution newspaper. His publication is highly regarded in political circles and among the conservative base. The publication's annual Conservative Index is a scoring of each of the 149 state legislators. It has become a standard for identifying the core principles (or lack thereof) of each elected official in the legislature. Recent HeadlinesArchives
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