Black birds in the sky: the story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
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"A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. YALSA Honor Award for Excellence in Nonfiction In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that award-winning author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this unflinching nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre. In examining the tension that was brought to a boil by many factors--white resentment of Black economic and political advancement, the resurgence of white supremacist groups, the tone and perspective of the media, and more--a portrait is drawn of an event singular in its devastation, but not in its kind. It is part of a legacy of white violence that can be traced from our country's earliest days through Reconstruction, the Civil Rights movement in the mid-twentieth century, and the fight for justice and accountability Black Americans still face today. The Tulsa Race Massacre has long failed to fit into the story Americans like to tell themselves about the history of their country. This book, ambitious and intimate in turn, explores the ways in which the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre is the story of America--and by showing us who we are, points to a way forward"--
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African Americans -- Violence against -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century.
Racism against Black people -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Racism against Black people -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century.
Riots -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Riots -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century.
Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 -- Juvenile literature.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
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Colbert, B. (2022). Black birds in the sky: the story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Colbert, Brandy. 2022. Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Colbert, Brandy, Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, Cengage Learning, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Colbert, Brandy. Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, Cengage Learning, 2022.
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