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May 31, 2000 · This is a Documentary of the infamous Tulsa Massacre of 1921, locally called "The Tulsa Race Riot." Most of the Black section of town was burned and many Black citizens were murdered by roving gangs of White racists. The violence included home-made incendiary bombs being dropped from small aircraft.
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- Documentary
- Michael Wilkerson
- 2000-05-31
Documentary detailing a story of racial violence in 1920s Oklahoma. After a black shoeshine boy was accused of assaulting a white female, an angry white mob left 300 blacks massacred -- but only 30 people were reported dead.
Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story. Houses were burned and lives taken when white residents of Tulsa, Okla., declared war on black citizens of the Greenwood district on May 31, 1921.
- Michael Wilkerson
- Documentary
- Alfre Woodard
May 30, 2000 · Illuminating a mostly forgotten but deeply chilling event, “The Tulsa Lynching of 1921” documents what is probably the worst race riot in American history. Director Michael Wilkerson...
May 31, 2000 · Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.
This somber portrait of the 1921 race riots in Tulsa, Oklahoma, features commentaries by Bill Cosby, Alfre Woodard, Celeste Holm and Courtney B. Vance.
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (TV Movie 2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
