Sujet

'Ruins of the Tulsa Race Riot 6-1-21', 1921. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

On May 31 and June 1, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, mobs of white residents brutally attacked the African American community of Greenwood, colloquially known as "Black Wall Street," in the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history. Homes, businesses, and community structures including schools, churches, a hospital, and the library were looted and burned or otherwise destroyed. Exact statistics are unknown, but the violence left around 10,000 people homeless and as many as 300 people dead with many more missing and wounded.;Photo postcards of the Tulsa Race Massacre were widely distributed following the massacre in 1921. Like postcards depicting lynchings, these souvenir cards were powerful declarations of white racial power and control. Decades later, the cards served as evidence for community members working to recover the forgotten history of the riot and secure justice for its victims and their descendants.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A74_001

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

89,6Mo (3,5Mo) / 59,3cm x 37,8cm / 7008 x 4469 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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