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ISSN. 2330-7234. Website. tulsaworld .com. The Tulsa World is an American daily newspaper. It serves the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is the primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma. The printed edition is the second-most circulated newspaper in the state, after The Oklahoman .
August 17, 2024 at 6:47 PM. Greenwood Cultural Center/Tulsa World/AP. The latest search for the remains of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims has ended with three more sets containing gunshot wounds ...
The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the Black Wall Street massacre, [12] was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist [13] [14] massacre [15] that took place between May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, some of whom had been appointed as deputies and armed by city government officials, [16] attacked black residents and destroyed homes and ...
By Jasper Ward. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three of the 11 victims of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who were exhumed on Friday, were found with gunshot wounds, the city said.
Associated Press. August 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM. The remains exhumed during the current search are among 40 graves found in Tulsa, archaeologist says. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A third set of remains ...
19th century. Indian Territory, Eastern part of present-day Oklahoma. 1826 – Creek people begin to settle the town of Tulasi after their expulsion from the Southeastern United States. 1861 – Battle of Chusto-Talasah – Civil War battle occurs north of Tulsa. 1878 – First post office established at Perryman ranch.
History of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-most populous city in the United States. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one ...
When the smoke cleared in June 1921, the toll from the massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was catastrophic — scores of lives lost, homes and businesses burned to the ground, a thriving Black community ...