The basement wall of the Historic Vernon A.M.E. Church is the only edifice of the original Greenwood neighborhood that survived the conflagration. On May 31, the church is holding a dedication for a planned Prayer Wall for Racial Healing at the site, which will eventually include a baptismal pool and … Read More
The Joplin Globe: A century later, story of America’s worst race massacre finally being told
Carlos Moreno, a Tulsa resident and author of the forthcoming book “The Victory of Greenwood,” said his book focuses on what happened after the massacre: the rebuilding of the district from the mid-’20s to the mid-’60s. “The history of Greenwood doesn’t end June 1, 1921,” Moreno said. “Why the rest … Read More
NPR: Code Switch’s Recommended Reads About The Tulsa Massacre
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 … Read More
Tulsa World: Tulsa author writes children’s book about race massacre
How do you explain to children what happened in Tulsa in 1921? Carlos Moreno has written “A Kids Book About the Tulsa Race Massacre.” The book is being released June 1 in conjunction with the centennial of the race massacre. “I felt it was important to make a book for … Read More
NBC: Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood found prosperity after the 1921 massacre. Then the highways arrived.
Carlos Moreno stood on the Archer Street bridge over U.S. Highway 75 in northeast Tulsa, pointing west as he squinted into the sun. Much like the wind on top of the bridge, the traffic underneath was loud, and there was no shade from the May heat. But it’s here, he … Read More