Common Book 2020-22: Tulsa 1921: Home

To get an overview of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, please start with this article from The Atlantic. 

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In this webinar, author Jewell Parker Rhodes will shares her personal experience researching and publishing the first novel to depict the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and delves into the reasons why it’s taken our society so long for these important narratives to come to the forefront.

This webinar, recorded April 6, 2022, was part of the TCC Common Book Lecture series, and was sponsored by the Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Lectureship Fund through the Tulsa Community College Foundation.