Why a US city is searching for mass graves

submitted by Huzzaz on 02/27/19 1

White mobs destroyed “Black Wall Street." But where are the victims’ bodies? Become a Video Lab member! bit.ly/video-lab Nearly 100 years ago, a white mob destroyed an American neighborhood called “Black Wall Street,” murdering an estimated 300 people in Tulsa, Oklahoma. That incident — known as the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — has been largely left out of US history books. Today, a century later, the city still has a lot of questions. For one, where are the bodies of the victims? As the city's mayor re-opens the search for mass graves, we take a look at what happened back in 1921…and why finding these graves still matters to the people of Tulsa. For more reading, check out the links below: Vox’s reporting on an eyewitness account of the horrific attack: www.vox.com/2016/6/1/11827994/tulsa-race-massacre-black-wall-street The Washington Post’s in-depth story on the massacre and the current challenges of gentrification: www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/09/28/feature/they-was-killing-black-people/ And to take a look through more digitized photos, audio, and documents from 1921, check out the Tulsa Historical Society’s collection: www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/ Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: goo.gl/XFrZ5H

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