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New Documentary Exploring Tulsa Race Massacre Is A Testament To Black Self-Determination

“Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre," a new documentary about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, tells the story of Greenwood from its founding to the present through rare footage and interviews with historians and community leaders.

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