The Responsibility of Knowing: Oklahoma House Bill 1775 and the History of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma (circa 1921)

Today marks the conclusion of the centennial anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre that occurred from May 31st, 1921 to June 1st, 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One hundred years ago, over 100 people — almost all Black or indigenous people — were killed in a 36-hour barrage of violence that claimed lives and destroyed…