Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA – 10.25.2024: Greenwood Rising Black Wall St. History Center
Original story by Argus St. Louis Newspaper/Kariem Haqq, Special Guest Contributor
During the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, the Democratic Party held power in both Oklahoma and Tulsa. At the national level, the presidency was controlled by the Republican Party under Warren G. Harding. In Oklahoma, Governor James B. A. Robertson, a Democrat, oversaw the massacre, while Tulsa’s mayor, T. D. Evans, also a Democrat, failed to protect Black residents during the violence…