The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
by Tim Madigan
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Book Summary Information
Author: Tim MadiganEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-02-01
ISBN: 0312302479
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Reviews of The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
Book Review: An unknown massacre in American history.
Summary: 4 Stars
I complement the author for being forthcoming on an unknown massacre in American history. This event has been hushed up not only in Oklahoma but also in the rest of the country. This is indeed a shame, and this book's publication as well as other material will prevent this from happening again. Madigan writes a compelling book about what was lost during this May 30, 1921 event. A prosperous minority was burned out of their house and home. Murders were commited. Madigan puts a face on those murdered. This was a far deadlier event than the community burned out in Florida.
As the author relates, American history is not all glorious. This is one of the blights of American history and the story should be told. Only knowledge will prevent this from happening again. A good read.
Summary of The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. 34 square blocks of Tulsa's Greenwood community, known then as the Negro Wall Street of America, were reduced to smoldering rubble.And now, 80 years later, the death toll of what is known as the Tulsa Race Riot is more difficult to pinpoint. Conservative estimates put the number of dead at about 100 (75% of the victims are believed to have been black), but the actual number of casualties could be triple that. The Tulsa Race Riot Commission, formed two years ago to determine exactly what happened, has recommended that restitution to the historic Greenwood Community would be good public policy and do much to repair the emotional as well as physical scars of this most terrible incident in our shared past.
With chilling details, humanity, and the narrative thrust of compelling fiction, The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation, and document the subsequent silence that surrounded the tragedy.
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