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Tulsa Race Massacre

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Earliest in view: May 31 · 08:10 UTCMost recent: May 31 · 08:10 UTC
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Tulsa, Oklahomaplace1Greenwoodplace1Black Tulsansgroup1white mobsgroup1
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  • WORLDMay 31 · 08:10 UTCWTOP DC
    Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins

    On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs looted and burned the Black district of Greenwood following reports of a Black man assaulting a white woman in an elevator. The violence resulted in as many as 300 Black Tulsans being killed.