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Category: Tulsa Race Massacre

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The Tulsa Race Massacre: Relief and the Role of the American Red Cross

Posted by: Natalie Burclaff

One hundred years ago on May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents attacked Black residents, homes, and businesses, as well as cultural and public institutions in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, OK, an oil boom city and one of the wealthiest Black communities in the United States. The Red Cross provided critical medical aid and temporary tent housing, and documented the violence in official reports.