What was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
Titre
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What was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
Caleb, Gayle
Sommaire
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"Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving neighborhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found success and community. They ran their own businesses, including barbershops, clothing stores, jewelers, restaurants, movie theaters, and more. There also were Black doctors, dentists, and lawyers to serve the neighborhood. Then, in one weekend, all of this was lost. A racist mob tore through the streets, burning everything to the ground and killing scores of innocent residents. Learn about what led to one of the worst moments of racial violence in America's history in this nonfiction book for young readers"--
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2023
What was?
Description matérielle
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107 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
Terme de vedette-matière
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Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century.
Riots -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century.
Terme géographique
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Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- Race relations.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Foley, Tim, 1962-
Résumé
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"Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving neighborhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found success and community. They ran their own businesses, including barbershops, clothing stores, jewelers, restaurants, movie theaters, and more. There also were Black doctors, dentists, and lawyers to serve the neighborhood. Then, in one weekend, all of this was lost. A racist mob tore through the streets, burning everything to the ground and killing scores of innocent residents. Learn about what led to one of the worst moments of racial violence in America's history in this nonfiction book for young readers"-- Provided by publisher.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780593521717
9780593521700
Informations de publication
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New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023.
©2023
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Stratford | 305.896 GAY | Book | 30577000464223 | Non-Fiction |