Another 24 unmarked graves — possibly victims of a race massacre in 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma — have been discovered in a cemetery in the city.
Another 24 unmarked graves, possibly holding victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma, have been discovered in a cemetery in the city, according to an update from the state archaeologist.
Those graves will now be investigated by hand to learn more about the coffins they contain; this will influence which ones will be exhumed, she said in an online video . Race massacreOklahoma's state legislature created a commission in 1997 to investigate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which was sparked by an alleged assault by a young Black man against a young white woman — an accusation that was later dismissed.
Image 1 of 3The outbreak of racial violence in Tulsa came soon after the"Red Summer" of 1919, in which white supremacists attacked Black people in several U.S. cities. It's estimated that hundreds of Black people were killed in the unrest, according to the National World War I Museum and Memorial . related stories—How satellite technology uncovered evidence of a Russian massacre of civilians in Ukraine—Mass grave of WWII massacre victims could be hiding under field in Singapore
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