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Tulsa Tribune excerpt, 1921-06-03

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Identifier: 1989.004.2.21

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of excerpts from The Tulsa Tribune of Friday, June 3, 1921. The headline is "Calls Grand Jury for Riot Quiz". It includes reports about judges blaming lax city hall rule for the riot, images of Greenwood destroyed, information about the governor's demand for a grand jury and news about its implementation, including about accusations of national guardsmen firing inmto the crowd, an editorial demanding "law and order," an updated body count (nine whites people, eighteen blacks people), new lists of the identified dead, reports of African Americans fleeing Tulsa for other towns, of looting and vandalism during the riot, lists of injured, relief efforts, information about the martial law, and a report that police knew for months of black agitators planning a riot against white people.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921-06-03

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

These materials are open for research by any registered reader.

Extent

3 pages : Photocopy.

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository

Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
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Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
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