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The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

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  • Author：Mary E. Jones Parrish
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D。S。 ，

Essential US history that has been suppressed and/or ignored for far too long， this book was originally published in 1923 by a woman （Mary E。 Jones Parrish） who survived the Tulsa Race Massacre of May 31-June 1， 1921 （100 years ago this weekend）。 Her great-granddaughter published a compelling afterword linking the Tulsa events to the events of January 6， 2021。 Many of the African American people who lost their lives and/or livelihoods in Tulsa 100 years ago were veterans of World War I。 They fou Essential US history that has been suppressed and/or ignored for far too long， this book was originally published in 1923 by a woman （Mary E。 Jones Parrish） who survived the Tulsa Race Massacre of May 31-June 1， 1921 （100 years ago this weekend）。 Her great-granddaughter published a compelling afterword linking the Tulsa events to the events of January 6， 2021。 Many of the African American people who lost their lives and/or livelihoods in Tulsa 100 years ago were veterans of World War I。 They fought the racist， anti-democratic forces that combined with the government and police of 1921 Tulsa in the attempt to destroy them， their families， homes and businesses。 On this Memorial Day， it is important not only to honor them， but to support reparations for their descendants。 。。。more

Daina （Dai2DaiReader） ，

This book is a re-published version of Events of the Tulsa Disaster， a memoir by Mary E。 Jones Parrish， a teacher and journalist who gave her first-person account and took down the accounts of others in June of 1921。 The afterword of this book is by the author’s great-granddaughter， Anneliese M。 Bruner。  The Black community of 10，000 in Greenwood was affluent and thriving and was referred to as "Black Wall Street。" Learning the intimate details of what happened between May 31-June 1， 1921 was de This book is a re-published version of Events of the Tulsa Disaster， a memoir by Mary E。 Jones Parrish， a teacher and journalist who gave her first-person account and took down the accounts of others in June of 1921。 The afterword of this book is by the author’s great-granddaughter， Anneliese M。 Bruner。  The Black community of 10，000 in Greenwood was affluent and thriving and was referred to as "Black Wall Street。" Learning the intimate details of what happened between May 31-June 1， 1921 was devastating。  The violence started on May 31st due to incident in an elevator between a white girl and a black boy。  White residents wanted him lynched and black residents tried to stop that from happening。 Prior to this， there was a lot of racial tension and animosity in Tulsa， to say the least。  A literal whistle was blown on June 1st and a coordinated attack by a white mob began。  Those who tried to escape had bullets rain down on them。  Black residents were removed from their homes （some under the guise of “protection”） while their homes were looted and set on fire。 The same thing happened to Black-owned businesses and everything was burned to the ground in less than 24 hours。Unfortunately， the happenings in Tulsa in 1921 and what led up to it closely parallel things that are going on right now and highlight continued racial injustices。Thank you to Trinity University Press for sending me a copy of this book！The beautiful cover art is by Ajamu Kojo。 It's part of his series of reimagined portraits displayed last year at Jenkins Johnson Gallery in Brooklyn titled "Black Wall Street: A Case for Reparations。"  I love that the woman on the cover looks like she has something to say！ 。。。more

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