Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618108130 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Paradoxically, however, the events of 1921 saved Tulsa from the racial strife that befell so many other American cities in the 1960s, as Tulsans white and black would do almost anything to avoid a reprise of the riot. Finally, Hirsch details how Tulsa may be overcoming its horrific legacy, as factions long sundered at last draw together.. Through the 1960s and 1970s, urban renewal helped to finish what the riot had started, blighting Greenwood. This cover-up was carried through the ensuing half-century with surprising success. A best-selling author investigates the causes of the twentieth century's deadliest race riot and how its legacy has scarred and shaped a community over the past eight decades.On a warm
More than 35, and as many as 300, Tulsans died, most of them black. A remarkable book on an astonishing incident too long overlooked, Riot and Remembrance tells us that history does not always belong to the victors, and that the past is never truly forgotten. Yet the memory of the crime lived on, and Hirsch's narrative shows how modern Tulsans translated that memory into justice--or at least the possibility thereof. So James Hirsch, author of the acclaimed book Hurricane, shows in this careful examination of a particularly shameful episode in modern American history. Try as one might to disguise and forget the shameful events of the past, murder will out. On the evening of May 31, 1921, fueled by rumors and newspaper headlines charging that a young black man had a
"Must reading." according to Richard Bennett. Good book reinforced what I had previously learnt, but great refresher course in Racial situations when Blacks were well established, and the white gentry found this pretty offensive.. "THE FIRE STILL BURNS" according to OSIRIS THE KING. this is a well put together book. the history of which was only 85 years ago is ugly but yet THE BURNINGS CONTINUE. the history of tulsa oklahoma at least on the black side demonstrates that blacks were never lazy and that we wanted a piece of the "american pie". in 2006 after the death of Mrs. King it will take you more than two hands to count the burnings of churches after her death. THE BURNINGS STILL CONTINUE. this book demonstrates that blacks are not lazy,or even THE FIRE STILL BURNS this is a well put together book. the history of which was only 85 years ago is ugly but yet THE BURNINGS CONTINUE. the history of tulsa oklahoma at least on the black side demonstrates that blacks were never lazy and that we wanted a piece of the "american pie". in 2006 after the death of Mrs. King it will take you more than two hands to count the burnings of churches after her death. THE BURNINGS STILL CONTINUE. this book demonstrates that blacks are not lazy,or even 3/5ths of a human being or sub-human rather. ever since 1619 8 years after the king james bible, us blacks wanted all the goo. /5ths of a human being or sub-human rather. ever since 1619 8 years after the king james bible, us blacks wanted all the goo. Legacy of Remembrance Kevin Killian I read Martha Southgate's novel of three generations of black Tulsa women, each hiding a horrible tragedy. The name of the book is THIRD GIRL FROM THE LEFT. The oldest woman, Mildred, has lived through the Tulsa race riots of 1921 and has kept her secrets well. After reading this accomplished novel I wanted to know more about the holocaust in Tulsa, and to find out why it was so underreported at the time and for the next 50 years. James Hirsch's book seems to be about the best of a new crop of revisionist history, and I read the whole thing in about two and a half hours.At this late date ther