The Tulsa Race Massacre is recounted through family memories in 'Built from the Fire'
One family, the Goodwins, was forever changed by the attacks in Oklahoma more than a century ago and worked to ensure Tulsa acknowledged the truth about what happened.
by Reena Advani
Jun 10, 2023
3 minutes
One of the most horrifying episodes in American history spanned just two days in 1921, when at least 300 people were killed on May 31 and June 1.
The attack by a white mob on African Americans in Greenwood became known as the Tulsa Race Massacre.
While documentaries have told the story of what transpired, a new book by the journalist and author Victor Luckerson focuses on the descendants of survivors.
"Too often, the Tulsa Race
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