What was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? / by Caleb Gayle ; illustrated by Tim Foley.
Material type: TextSeries: What was--?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023Description: 107 pages : black and white illustrations, map ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593521717
- 0593521714
- 9780593521700
- 0593521706
- Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Violence against -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Riots -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Racism -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 976.686 G287 | Available | 33111011065261 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 976.686 G287 | Available | 33111011286495 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in this thought-provoking addition to the New York Times bestselling What Was? series!
Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a flourishing neighborhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found success and community. They ran their own businesses, including barbershops, clothing stores, jewelers, restaurants, movie theatres, and more. There also were Black doctors, dentists, and lawyers to serve the neighborhood. Then, in one weekend, all of this was lost. A racist mob tore through the streets, burning everything to the ground and killing scores of innocent residents. Learn about what led to one of the worst moments of racial violence in America's history in this nonfiction book for young readers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).
"Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving neighborhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found success and community. They ran their own businesses, including barbershops, clothing stores, jewelers, restaurants, movie theaters, and more. There also were Black doctors, dentists, and lawyers to serve the neighborhood. Then, in one weekend, all of this was lost. A racist mob tore through the streets, burning everything to the ground and killing scores of innocent residents. Learn about what led to one of the worst moments of racial violence in America's history in this nonfiction book for young readers"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.