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As far as racial violence goes in US history, nothing quite compares to what happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921. Hill (Univ. of Oklahoma) does not attempt a comprehensive history of the massacre, although there is a synopsis at the end, but provides a visual documentation interspersed with oral accounts. Oklahoma State Senator Kevin Mathews, who is the founder and chair of the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Commission, delivers a timely foreword. The photographs are compelling, demonstrating the shocking death and destruction inflicted on the affluent African American Greenwood neighborhood. The oral histories are telling and enhance the visual encounter. Hill's inclusion of African American witness accounts, many of which were conducted in 1999, are brilliant, as are the voices of survivors, along with their photographs, which are included toward the end of the book. This photographic history of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre is a necessary volume for public, school, and college libraries to acquire. As Senator Matthews writes, Dr. Hill and his work are nothing less than inspiring (p. xi). This book is not easy to digest, but it is imperative to readers' understanding of race in the American past and present. --Choice Magazine Book to help you learn about the Tulsa Race Massacre. -- The Oklahoman

Book to help you learn about the Tulsa Race Massacre. -- The Oklahoman

Readers should get their hands on this book, read, and view it. -- Oneota Reading Journal As far as racial violence goes in US history, nothing quite compares to what happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921. Hill (Univ. of Oklahoma) does not attempt a comprehensive history of the massacre, although there is a synopsis at the end, but provides a visual documentation interspersed with oral accounts. Oklahoma State Senator Kevin Mathews, who is the founder and chair of the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Commission, delivers a timely foreword. The photographs are compelling, demonstrating the shocking death and destruction inflicted on the affluent African American Greenwood neighborhood. The oral histories are telling and enhance the visual encounter. Hill's inclusion of African American witness accounts, many of which were conducted in 1999, are brilliant, as are the voices of survivors, along with their photographs, which are included toward the end of the book. This photographic history of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre is a necessary volume for public, school, and college libraries to acquire. As Senator Matthews writes, Dr. Hill and his work are nothing less than inspiring (p. xi). This book is not easy to digest, but it is imperative to readers' understanding of race in the American past and present. --Choice Magazine Book to help you learn about the Tulsa Race Massacre. -- The Oklahoman

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Karlos K. Hill is Associate Professor and Chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma and the author of Beyond the Rope: The Impact of Lynching on Black Culture and Memory. Kevin Matthews is a member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing District 11 (which includes Tulsa), and is Founder and Chair of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.

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