1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Tuesday July 14, 2020

The city of Tulsa, Okla., has begun a test excavation to determine if land on city-owned property is the site of a mass grave from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. 1921 Graves/City of Tulsa hide caption

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Excavation Begins For Possible Mass Grave From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

July 14, 2020 • Tulsa officials have begun a test excavation to determine if land on city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery is the site of a mass grave of victims of the race massacre. Most of the victims have never been found.

Tuesday December 17, 2019

New Research Identifies Possible Mass Graves From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Black smoke billows from fires in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., during the 1921 Race Massacre. Corbis via Getty Images hide caption

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New Research Identifies Possible Mass Graves From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

December 17, 2019 • "I'm as confident as I can be in the results that this is a very big candidate for something associated with the massacre," a senior researcher at the Oklahoma Archeological Survey said on Monday.