To be informed about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre which will mark a centennial this Monday, Oprah Winfrey shares a reading list of 27 books to educate one about the ‘worst incidents of racial violence in American history.’ Through her Book Club which highlights the books chosen by Oprah in regular interactive sessions with fans, the television producer and actor shared, “This Monday marks the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, considered among the worst incidents of racial violence in American history (sic)”.
She added, “On May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents destroyed Tulsa’s famed “Black Wall Street,” killing Black residents and burning their homes and businesses (sic).” Crediting the curated reading list to an independent bookstore owned by the Tulsa Literary Coalition, Oprah elaborated, “Just steps from Greenwood, in Tulsa’s historic Arts District, is Magic City Books (@magiccitybooks). A non-profit, independent bookstore, they’ve compiled a reading list about the massacre to commemorate the centennial, including Tulsa native Scott Ellsworth’s recently released “The Ground Breaking” (sic).”
The Victory of Greenwood is #11 on this list.
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