The exhibition, Greenwood’s Legacy: Shaping a City and a Nation, is a celebration of Greenwood’s victory in overcoming the decimation of the Massacre to rebuild and grow its vibrant neighborhood. The exhibit features 13 of Greenwood’s most influential citizens in mixed-media displays that explore how they shaped and were shaped … Read More
With Friends Like These: Greenwood After the Tulsa Race Massacre with Carlos Moreno
We’ve begun to recognize the tragedy that happened in Greenwood a hundred years ago, but Greenwood is more than a memorial. It had a bustling past, an amazing recovery, and, sadly, a second ransacking — and it’s recovering again. Carlos Moreno, author of The Victory of Greenwood, joins us to … Read More
Choose Chicago: Celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago
Virtual Juneteenth Commemoration: The Illinois Holocaust Museum is hosting a special online event about the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, in honor of Juneteenth. Join virtually on June 17 for a powerful discussion with Phil Armstrong, project director for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission and Carlos Moreno, … Read More
A Kids Book About, The Podcast: A Kids Book About The Tulsa Race Massacre
Carlos Moreno, author of A Kids Book About the Tulsa Race Massacre, talks about the historic attack by a white mob on the neighborhood and Black residents of Greenwood. A Kids Book About The Tulsa Race Massacre (view book) Full Book Description:The Tulsa Race Massacre happened between May 31 and … Read More
African American Literature Book Club: The Victory of Greenwood
Newly discovered sources dispel some of Tulsa’s persistent myths and inaccuracies about the events leading up to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. The book also includes the story of Greenwood’s rebuilding, and of the institutions, such as Booker T. Washington High School and Vernon A. M. E. Church, that … Read More