On this week’s episode of the podcast, we went to Tulsa to report on the 100th anniversary of the 1921 massacre, in which a white mob destroyed a Black neighborhood called Greenwood and killed an estimated 300 people, most of them Black. In addition to our reporting on Tulsa, we wanted to tell you about a few books and articles about the massacre that will allow you to take a deeper dive — including some recommendations from a bookstore owner from Tulsa.
From Tulsa resident Onikah Asamoa-Caesar, owner of Fulton Street Coffee and Books:
A Tulsa local, Moreno has written an anthology that contains several profiles of Black Greenwood entrepreneurs. It also contains a narrative of the Greenwood citizens who came together to rebuild the neighborhood, including a profile of the attorney who sued to remove the legal barriers the city had enacted to impede rebuilding Black Wall Street.
Read the full article here.