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there were no funerals allowed for the black people killed

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laws created in the aftermath in order to suppress black community- Cannot build on burnt lands. Entire neighborhood of Greenwood

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I learned from one of the participants who lived near Tulsa that the history of Tulsa is not/has not been included in their schools

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I learned from one of the participants who lived near Tulsa that the history of Tulsa is not/has not been included in their schools

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Who ordered the planes?  Where did they come from?

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Who ordered the planes?  Where did they come from?

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where the hell did the planes come from??

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where the hell did the planes come from??

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like, who authorized it?? who the hell authorized bombing an American city?

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deputizing citizens- too familiar to what is happening now

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It was interesting how different people interpreted the same role - how does something like that affect how we teach?

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Why this was not taught in our history lessons?

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Why this was not taught in our history lessons?

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How do we better support these boys that are consistently seen as a physical threat to the point of lynching without consideration.

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How is this taught in this area now? Are their memorials for this?

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Thinking about the deputized white people who looted houses reminds me of the current relationship between police and right-wing militia groups.

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What is Don Ross doing about it now?

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Connecting to the many times Black men have paid the price for racist white women crying rape/assault.

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Even well-respected blacks and those who "did everything right" were still murdered (Dr.Jackson)

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Not directly threatened, even though POC and protecting black children

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The only thing that mattered to become a deputy was how white your skin was

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The only thing that mattered to become a deputy was how white your skin was

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Learning that we were forced to clean up our neighborhoods which had been robbed, looted and burned

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Learning that we were forced to clean up our neighborhoods which had been robbed, looted and burned

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Not a question but this made me connect with the story of Emmett Till

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Mrs Jackson- it seemed like her role was more about her husband’s death than about her experience.

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Mrs Jackson- it seemed like her role was more about her husband’s death than about her experience.

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and the attempted rape accusation was him tripping, grabbing the arm of the white female elevator operator to regain balance.

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They set up a machine gun and were shooting people in the street.

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A woman saving children running scared through the city

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I was surprised to learn that people who grew up in or near Tulsa didn't know about this either

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Sheriff - might have been part of the police scheme, but didn't mention about his role in that plan

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Sheriff - might have been part of the police scheme, but didn't mention about his role in that plan

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Recent immigrant from Mexico was able to protect black children. Thankful she wasn;t victimized by whites. Whites were singularly focused on African Americans

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riot vs massacre

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I'm curious where Porter Jacks story leads after this point.

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Where did the planes come from? How did that happen?

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Where did the planes come from? How did that happen?

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How can we expect BIPOC to trust police and government officials when there is a history of their involvement/leadership in these kinds of events?

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Walter White was deputized sheriff and wrote a story about his experience and it conflicted with the testimony of Sheriff Atkinson, who said he didn't encourage violence. I mean-I know whose story I would trust but...it raises questions of power and believability of stories.

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the hotel owner, he seemed so calm talking about the traumatic event of the past

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the hotel owner, he seemed so calm talking about the traumatic event of the past

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but it showed how it has been processed over many decades

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300 killed, 35 blocks destroyed, 10,000 people left homeless

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From two of the roles, I've heard that they wanted to protect Black people, but from what we have seen is that these people they were supposed to protect end up dead, traumatized, or otherwise unsafe.

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The framing from the police/governmental side as "protecting property from looters"

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Police Commissioner Jim Atkinson: Emphasis on Law and order. Sees "people" shooting at each other, "looting and burning." Regrets not being more selective about who was deputized that night. 

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Police Commissioner Jim Atkinson: Emphasis on Law and order. Sees "people" shooting at each other, "looting and burning." Regrets not being more selective about who was deputized that night. 

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He said "Police seemed behind it" and that stuck with me as he is indeed the Sheriff...

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Historical injustice - Dick Rowland's court appointed attorney was a member of the KKK. 

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Historical injustice - Dick Rowland's court appointed attorney was a member of the KKK. 

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Where the population of Green wood fled?

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Colonel Rooney and Sheriff Willard they both wanted to help protect people above all else from the sounds of it 

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Colonel Rooney and Sheriff Willard they both wanted to help protect people above all else from the sounds of it 

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Why isn't Tulsa more often brought up in conversations about reparations?

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I didn't know anything about this and was startled to learn of the specific organizing. It reminded me of WWII and of massacres in Rwanda.

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I would like to know how many of the white community helped those affected?

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The mob was well organized and they burn out the entire community

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I heard two witnesses whose families protected black people fleeing Tulsa.

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as a person raised in Tulsa, I always heard it referred to as the "Tulsa Race Riots", which I learned as an adult was not at all what it was

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as a person raised in Tulsa, I always heard it referred to as the "Tulsa Race Riots", which I learned as an adult was not at all what it was

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National Guard wanted to help the people from being attacked.

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National Guard wanted to help the people from being attacked.

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Connections to today -- police role in maintaining/enforcing white supremacy.

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Connections to today -- police role in maintaining/enforcing white supremacy.

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Were the perpetrators of the massacre ever held accountable?

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I would love to have some idea for kids who struggle with anxiety in an activity like this

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Police Commissioner Jim Adkison describes the night as a war zone. There were thousands of people. They randomly deputized and armed random people

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Police Commissioner Jim Adkison describes the night as a war zone. There were thousands of people. They randomly deputized and armed random people

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That the national guard imprisoned many black men and women 

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That the national guard imprisoned many black men and women 

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Were many of the residents of Greenwood also Native American citizens?

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What was the federal governments reaction to the lawlessness?

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What was the federal governments reaction to the lawlessness?

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There were groups wandering to create more destruction, more death, even targeting children. But from Don Ross, he learned about it as based around the false rape of a White woman in public by Dick Roland.

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Connections to today. Black citizens unarmed, white citizens armed

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What happened to the survivors and have their been efforts to collect their records and writings.

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Dick Rowland was accused of attempted rape

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Dick Rowland was accused of attempted rape

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And the mob came for him - this reminded me very much of To Kill a Mockingbird

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I had not thought about how a hidden history still persists among survivors and survivors' families and students

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I had not thought about how a hidden history still persists among survivors and survivors' families and students

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I learned that Dr. Jackson was taken from his home, told he would be taken to safety, but then shot in the street before his house was set on fire.

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Police were acting like mobsters. Nothing could protect the business owners.

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Police were acting like mobsters. Nothing could protect the business owners.

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An airplane dropped bombs on the black community and killed 300 African Americans 

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An airplane dropped bombs on the black community and killed 300 African Americans 

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Racial violence was sanctioned by the police (the white men who burned and looted were deputized).

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Racial violence was sanctioned by the police (the white men who burned and looted were deputized).

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The comparison to WWI

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They used airplanes to harass people

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witnesses from beginning were taken to internment camp/prison?

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I just learned that a whole bunch of people were deputized on the fly. What happened to them after they killed a whole bunch of people?

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I didn't realize that African-Americans were killed by city and state officials, and deputized government agents - I thought it was a less organized massacre committed by "regular" white people

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I'm curious what happened to children who might have been separated from families or lost parents in this tragedy?

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I hadn’t thought through the role of returning soldiers and their unwillingness to go back to the previous system of oppression

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Bombing from planes? Were they private planes?

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Bombing from planes? Were they private planes?

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I learned that Dick Rowland was accused of a crime he did not commit

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I was startled to learn that black citizens were promised that surrendering would ensure no harm came to them before being led to their death via execution by "white ruffians" (as law enforcement named them).

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Deputized- random people were deputized and armed.

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Deputized- random people were deputized and armed.

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homes were also burned down by police officers.

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I think it is interesting that there were successful black attourneys at this

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This event was huge and impacted so many people and many tried their best to keep people safe when they could.

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This event was huge and impacted so many people and many tried their best to keep people safe when they could.

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That a black man could be accused of raping a white woman and have their charges dropped

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2000 white man with guns and police behind supporting them

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2000 white man with guns and police behind supporting them

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Dick Rowland was accused of rape simply because he tripped and grabbed a white woman's arm for balance.

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Dick Rowland was accused of rape simply because he tripped and grabbed a white woman's arm for balance.

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Learned that looters came into the area of Black Greenwood and set fires- they also (the white residents) attempted to steal from the armory to inflict even more terror onto the black residents and their homes.

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Learned that looters came into the area of Black Greenwood and set fires- they also (the white residents) attempted to steal from the armory to inflict even more terror onto the black residents and their homes.

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That people with "police" badges we starting buildings on fire and arresting black people.

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That people with "police" badges we starting buildings on fire and arresting black people.

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I learned that at least one white family outside of town hid blacks who safely escaped Tulsa that night

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Did not know that there is an article in The Nation written by this African American Journalist--he was deputized on the spot by the white sheriff to "shoot any n-word you see " He spent a night with the KKK. Whoa.

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Connections to the world today--especially how those in "authority" can perpetuate violence

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I learned how prosperous was Greenwood before the Massacre and how devastating was the night of May 31st.

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There were a few different views and observations of police. Mrs. Jackson said a police knew her husband and offered protection, but her husband got killed anyway. I wonder if police led this in any way