Featuring an interactive exhibition of The Women of Greenwood highlighting the accomplishments and contributions of Augusta Stradford, Susie Bell, Loula Williams, Eunice Jackson, Mary E. Jones Parrish, Mabel Little, Dr. Olivia Hooker and Mother Grace Tucker. From the struggle for women’s suffrage, to establishing some of the most well-known Greenwood … Read More
KWGS: Carlos Moreno Offers “The Victory of Greenwood”
Our guest is Carlos Moreno, a Tulsa-based graphic designer, researcher, and freelance writer who originally hails from California, and who’s been living and working in Tulsa since the 1990s. Moreno joins us to discuss his new book, “The Victory of Greenwood.” This volume presents a novel and engrossing history of … Read More
Blindspot: Tulsa Burning
On May 31, 1921, Tulsa’s Greenwood District was thriving — a Black city within a city. By June 1, it was in ashes, leveled by a white supremacist mob. The Tulsa Race Massacre remains one of the worst incidents of racial terror in U.S. history. In six episodes, Blindspot: Tulsa … Read More
The Victory of Greenwood: Dr. Charles Bate
The surname “Bate” is likely not well-known in Oklahoma, but it’s most certainly recognized in Tennessee. Humphrey Bate was born in Castalian Springs, Tennessee, on May 25, 1875. He spent his teenage years collecting pocket change playing harmonica on steamboats traveling the Cumberland River. He eventually attended medical school at … Read More