DVD
Tulsa : the fire and the forgotten : a centennial exploration of the 1921 race massacre
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Narrated by Michel Martin ; reported by DeNeen L. Brown.
Publication Information
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2021]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approx. 90 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
One hundred years after the destruction of the Black-owned Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, residents and descendants examine the history of the 1921 tragedy and its aftermath. Through the historical lens of white violence and Black resistance, the film explores vital issues of atonement, reconciliation and reparation.
Notes
Originally broadcast on PBS in 2021.
Subjects
- Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
- African Americans > Violence against > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
- African American neighborhoods > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
- Massacres > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
- Race riots > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
- Violence > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
- Racism > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
- Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
- Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > History > 20th century.
- Tulsa (Okla.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
- Tulsa (Okla.) > History.