1921 Tulsa Race Riot - Tulsa Historical Society & Museum

The Tulsa Historical Society has an extensive archive of photos, clippings, and other materials related to the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot.

These materials have been utilized by scholars and researchers, authors, and media from around the world. Researchers can now view and explore these materials digitally for the first time. Understand the connectedness of these artifacts in a way thats first-of-its-kind.

This virtual exhibit brings together, for the first time, historical artifacts from the archives of both Tulsa Historical Society & Museum and Greenwood Cultural Center. It includes digital copies of photographs, newspaper clippings, oral histories, and historical documents.

Were committed to building the largest digital repository of information related to the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and were continually adding more information as we find it.

We welcome the community to contact us if they find inaccuracies, or have artifacts or other information that they would like to include.

Features:

• View digital copies of photographs, newspaper clippings, and historical documents

• Listen to oral histories and other audio related to the Race Riot

• Explore and learn about the relevant people, places, buildings, and organizations. See where people worked and where they lived. Learn about the local business owners and where those businesses were located.

• Explore the locations of relevant places on interactive maps

• Search for topics that relate to the Race Riot and early 1920s Tulsa, then explore the relevant items from the digital archives. For example - search for "advertising" or "signage" and see all photos that feature signs, marketing, and advertising. Or search for "smoke" to see items that feature smoke, or "automobiles" to see items featuring cars, trucks, and other automobiles.

This is a new way to explore digital content.