Title: Discussion on the US Department of Justice January 2025 Report on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Date, time and time zone: 16 April 2025 at 6:00 p.m., ET
Sponsoring entities: Black Public Media, Trinity University Press, The Mary Jones Parrish Reading Room for History Literacy
Language: English
Description: This January, the US Department of Justice released its
report on the Federal investigation into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a murderous military-style campaign that targeted Greenwood, Tulsa’s African American enclave. Although the
moral case for reparations is clear, the legal basis is not: Relevant civil rights statutes did not exist at the time, and the perpetrators are long dead. The DOJ review relied on sources represented on the panel: Victor Luckerson, author of
Built From the Fire; Lisa Fanning, genetic genealogist on the
Tulsa Graves Investigation; and
Anneliese Bruner, descendant of Tulsa massacre survivor and author
Mary Jones Parrish.Location: Online (
Eventbrite); Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1spa0ME9RSm19f8simbbmgName and email address of the lead organizer: Anneliese Bruner,
anneliese.bruner@gmail.comLink:
Descended From the Promised Land, a Black Public Media-supported documentary featuring massacre descendants’ reflections on what was lost to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Viewing this 20-minute film in advance will give attendees a grounding in the history of the catastrophe.
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