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The research materials of William M. O'Brien, local historian.

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Sports at Henry Kendall College, campus life and students. Images of his wife, Evelyn.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The research materials of William M. O'Brien, local historian.

Scope and Contents Photocopy of "The Conspiracy of Silence. 62nd anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race riot" in Oklahoma Eagle from June, 2, 1983. The article reproduces quotation from a publication by Ruth Sigler Avery in the Eastern Oklahoma Catholic. Avery, who was writing a book about the Riot, argued that there was a concerted effort to erase the Riot from the history of Tulsa, which included the deliberate disappearance of historical material and the impunity of those responsbile for burning the city's...

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Photocopy of the front cover page and page eight of the Tulsa Daily World, dated Wednesday, June 1, 1921. Under the headline "Two Whites Dead in Race Riot," several articles describe the alleged origins, development, and popular and official responses to the violence. Initial reports stated that no African Americans had died, and then and updates reported two deaths in the Frisco tracks.

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The research materials of William M. O'Brien, local historian.

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...Contemplating Civil Rights Actions and Reparations for the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 by Alfred L. Brophy. Preliminary draft of the report, remarks or a speech, and a short essay printed from a website, apparently attached as an appendix for research.

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The advertisement is a list of gun models and types that were stolen from the store on the night of the Race Riot. The owner asks that the items be returned, and notes that any guns not returned will be reported to the authorities. Includes the store's address and phone number.

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Enlarged copy of photograph of telephone poles rising up along Hartford Avenue above the ruined remains of buildings after the Tulsa Race Riot.

The title supplied by cataloger. Digital image has been modified from the original for clarity.

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Walter F. White's first article on the Tulsa Race Riot.