Sujet

'National Guard Machine Gun Crew during 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. Amidst the violence, both white rioters and the Oklahoma National Guard rounded up black residents of Greenwood and forced them to detention centers. More than 6,000 African Americans were interned at the Convention Hall, the Tulsa County Fairgrounds, and the baseball stadium McNulty Park. Some were held for as long as eight days.;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_020

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68,3Mo (2,0Mo) / 51,7cm x 33,1cm / 6105 x 3908 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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