Tulsa Race Massacre Photos: Vintage, Horrific Pictures Of Terror
Never Forget: Vintage Photos From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Underscore The Lingering Devastation
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1. Burning Buildings During Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Black smoke billows from fires during the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in the Greenwood District.
2. Ruins of Greenwood District after Race Riots in Tulsa

Ruins of Greenwood District.
3. Church burns

The burning of a church where ammunition was stored is showed during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
4. Serving Food After Riots

Victims and survivors are shown receiving their first meal after the race riots.
5. Wounded Prisoners

Injured and wounded men are shown being taken to hospital by National guardsmen on June 3, 2021, after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
6. Woman detained

Black people were detained during the Tulsa Race Massacre, including this woman sitting with others in the back of a truck as a white man holding a rifle sits on the running board.
7. Tulsa Race Massacre

A Black man with a camera is shown looking at the skeletons of iron beds that rise above the ashes of a burned-out block after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
8. Tulsa Race Massacre

Unspecified damaged property is shown following the Tulsa Race Massacre.
9. Tulsa Race Massacre

Damaged properties and smoke coming from buildings following the Tulsa Race Massacre.
10. Tulsa Race Massacre

A group of people is shown looking at smoke in the distance coming from damaged properties following the Tulsa Race Massacre.
11. Tulsa Race Massacre

A Red Cross tent is shown constructed for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
12. Tulsa Race Massacre

Burned buildings are shown after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
13. Tulsa Race Massacre

A possibly dead man is shown on the ground beside train tracks following the Tulsa Race Massacre.
14. Tulsa Race Massacre

A group of National Guard Troops, carrying rifles with bayonets attached, escort unarmed Black men to a detention center after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
15. Tulsa Race Massacre

People are shown searching through rubble after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
16. Tulsa Race Massacre

A Black couple is shown walking across a street with smoke rising in the distance after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
17. Tulsa Race Massacre

The aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre is shown at the east corner of Greenwood Avenue and East Archer Street.
18. Tulsa Race Massacre

The aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre is shown in the Greenwood District in Tulsa.
19. Tulsa Race Massacre

A truck is shown carrying soldiers and Black people during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
20. Aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Smoldering ruins of Black people’s homes are shown following the Tulsa Race Massacre.
21. Tulsa Race Massacre

A group of Black people, some standing in line next to Exchange Booth, are shown during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
22. Tulsa Race Massacre

A burned part of the Greenwood District is shown.
23. Aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Rubble of houses in a Black neighborhood is shown after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
24. Tulsa Race Massacre

Billowing smoke is shown during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
25. Tulsa Race Massacre

26. Tulsa Race Massacre

Furniture in the street is shown during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
27. Tulsa Race Massacre

An entrance to a refugee camp on fairgrounds are shown after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
28. Tulsa Race Massacre

An American Red Cross Hospital was put up for use after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
29. Tulsa Race Massacre

30. Tulsa Race Massacre

Patients are shown recovering following the Tulsa Race Massacre.
31. Tulsa Race Massacre

Reconstruction after destruction by fire caused by the Tulsa Race Massacre.
32. Tulsa Race Massacre

The Williams Building, on the West Side of 100 Block, after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
33. Tulsa Race Massacre

Burned-out Greenwood District.
34. Tulsa Race Massacre

The devastation of the Greenwood District is shown after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
35. Tulsa Race Massacre

A Black man holding a hat with his hands up wearing suspenders surrenders during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
36. Tulsa Race Massacre Victim

The body of an unidentified Black victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre lies on the ground as a white man leans against a fence beside him.
37. The Stradford Hotel

The exterior view of the Stradford Hotel, one of the largest Black-owned hotels in the United States, was destroyed during the Tulsa Race Massacre after it opened in 1918.
38. Tulsa Race Massacre Victim

The body of an unidentified Black victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre lies in the street as a white man stands over him.
39. The Black Dispatch Front Page, June 1, 1921

View of the front page of an edition of the Black Dispatch newspaper, detailing incidents of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Among the headlines are “Police Drag Woman Behind Motor Cycles” and “$2500000 of Negro Property Is Destroyed.”
40. The Black Dispatch Front Page, June 10, 1921

View of the front page of an edition of the Black Dispatch newspaper, detailing incidents of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Among the headlines are “Loot, Arson, Murder!” and “Four Million Dollars Lost;” and “Sarah Page Not to Be Found.”
Never Forget: Vintage Photos From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Underscore The Lingering Devastation was originally published on newsone.com