By: Robin Cavanaugh Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) will observe the 103rd Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre with a free lecture from historian Tim Madigan, author of e Burning: Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, on Wednesday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m. A book signing by the author will follow the program. On the nights of May 31 through June 1, 1921, a mob of hundreds of white supremacists descended upon the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Known at that time as Black Wall Street, Greenwood was one of the most prosperous African American neighborhoods in the nation. By the end of the race riot, hundreds of buildings had been laid to waste, over 10,000 Greenwood residents were le homeless and up to 300 people had been murdered. Following the massacre, the Greenwood district remained a shadow of itself, and reports of the attack were largely unheard of for nearly a century. e Burning: Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 gives an indepth and haunting look into the events of that fateful day. Shedding light not only on the barbarism of the perpetrators in Tulsa, but also exposing America’s long history of countless race massacres that occurred in the latter half of the 19th, and first half of the 20th, centuries in the United States. This event is free to attend, but a RSVP is required. Public programs at HMH are presented by Memorial Hermann. RSVP at hmh. org/Tulsa. The free lecture is in tandem with the featured exhibition, e Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, on view through June 23, 2024 in HMH’s Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery. The exhibition celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition of the same name features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during their five decades of marriage. The collection includes masterful paintings and sculpture, photographs, rare books, letters, manuscripts and more that offer a well-rounded look at the African American experience and provide new […]
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