The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot

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Books

Brophy, A. L. (2002). Reconstructing the dreamland: The Tulsa riot of 1921: Race, reparations, and reconciliation. New York: Oxford University Press. (Call Number: 976.686 B873r)

Ellsworth, S. (1982). Death in a promised land: The Tulsa race riot of 1921. Baton Rouge, LA : Louisiana State University Press. Call Number: 976.686 E47d 1992)

Forrester-Sellers, J. (Julia) (2000). The 1921 Tulsa race riot and the politics of memory. (Dissertation: Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tulsa, 2000.).

Gates, E. F. (1997). They came searching: How Blacks sought the promised land in Tulsa. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. (Call Number: 976.6860049 G259t)

Hirsch, J. S. (2002). Riot and remembrance: The Tulsa race war and its legacy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (Call Number: 976.6860049 H669r)

Hower, R. (1993). 1921 Tulsa race riot and the American Red Cross, "Angels of Mercy": Compiled from the memorabilia collection of Maurice Willows, director of Red Cross relief. Tulsa, OK: Homestead Press. (Call Number: 976.686 H859n)

Johnson, H. B. (1998). Black Wall Street: From riot to renaissance in Tulsa's historic Greenwood District. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. (Call Number: 976.686 J67b)

Johnson, H. B. (2000). Up from the ashes: A story about building community. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. (Children's book. Call Number: j976.686 J67u Location: CML)

Madigan, T. (2001). The burning: Massacre, destruction, and the Tulsa race riot of 1921 (1st ed.). New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. (Call Number: 976.686052 M182b)

Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. (2001). Tulsa race riot: A report. Oklahoma City, OK: The Commission. (Available at: http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/trrc/freport.htm)

Parrish, M. E. Jones. (1998). Race riot 1921: Events of the Tulsa disaster (Rev. ed.). Tulsa, OK: Out on a Limb Publishing. (Call Number: 976.686 P261e 1998)

Tracy, M. A. (Majorie Ann). (1996). The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921: The politics of lawlessness. (Dissertation: Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tulsa, 1996).

Williams, L. E. (1972). Anatomy of four race riots: Racial conflict in Knoxville, Elaine (Arkansas), Tulsa, and Chicago, 1919-1921. Hattiesburg, MS: University and College Press of Mississippi. (Call Number: 973.13 W724a 2000)

Newspapers, Magazines & Journals

85 Whites and Negroes Die in Tulsa Riots as 3,000 Armed Men Battle in Streets: 30 Blocks Burned, Military Rule in City. (1921, 2 June). New York Times, pp.1-2. (Located in Microform and Media Services Room, 1st floor, Edmon Low Library)

All trains out of city jammed with refugees. (1921, 5 June). Tulsa Tribune, p.5. (Available online at: Tulsa City-County Library's African-American Resource Center)

Blood and oil. (1921, 11 June). Survey, 46, 369-70. (Call Number: 305 S9628)

Brune, A. (2002, 18 March). Tulsa's Shame. The Nation. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Comstock, A. (1921, 2 July). Over there. Survey, 46, 460. (Call Number: 305 S9628)

Corns, J. (2001, June 4). Silent no longer about injustice. Tulsa World, p. 1. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Daugherty, T. (Spring 2001). Old Haunts: The Fall of America and Its Fictions. Georgia Review, 55, 121-145. (Call Number: 810.5 G352)

Dead estimated at 100; City is quiet. (1921, 2 June). Tulsa Daily World, p.1. (Available online at: Tulsa City-County Library's African-American Resource Center )

Denies Negroes Started Tulsa Riot. (1921, 5 June). New York Times, p. 21. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Espinosa, R. (1999, 12 September). Tulsa Race Riot drawing media attention. Tulsa World, p. 22. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Gilbert, C. (Jul/Aug 2001). Making amends for Tulsa race riot. New Crisis, 108, 10-16. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Halliburton, R., Jr. (1972). The Tulsa Race War of 1921. Journal of Black Studies, 2, 333-357. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Kenworthy, T. (2000, February 18). Oklahoma starts to face up to '21 massacre. USA Today, pp. 4A. (Available Online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Lesson of Tulsa. (1921, 15 June). Outlook, 128, 280-1. (Call Number: 051 N532)

Many more whites are shot. (1921, 1 June). Tulsa Daily World, p. 1. (Available online at: Tulsa City-County Library's African-American Resource Center)

Martial law halts race war. (1921, 1 June). Tulsa Tribune, p.1. (Available online at: Tulsa City-County Library's African-American Resource Center)

Milloy, R. E. (2001, March 01). Panel Calls for Reparations in Tulsa Race Riot. New York Times, pp A12. (Located in Microform and Media Services Room, 1st floor, Edmon Low Library)

Mob fury and race hatred as a national danger. (1921, 18 June). Literary Digest, 69, 7-9. (Call Number: 051 L776)

Moving toward race war. (1921, 22 June). New Republic, 27, 96-97. (Call Number: 051 N5325)

>Parrish, A. (1999, 21 November). Horror of riot is told. Tulsa World, p.1. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Race war rages for hours after outbreak at courthouse; Troops and armed men patrolling streets. (1921, 1 June). Tulsa Daily World, p.1. (Available online at: Tulsa City-County Library's African-American Resource Center)

Segall, W. E., & Wilson, A. V. (1998). The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot: Two Histories. Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society, 25, 88-93. (Journal not owned by OSU Library)

State troops in charge. (1921, 1 June). Tulsa Daily World, p.1. (Available online at: Tulsa City-County Library's African-American Resource Center)

Stowers, C. (May 2001). A city's tragic past. Boys' Life, 91, 18. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Tulsa. (1921, 15 June). Nation, 112, 839. (Call Number: 051 N277)

Tulsa in Remorse to Rebuild Homes: Dead Now up to 30. (1921, 3 June). New York Times, p. 1. (Located in Microform and Media Services Room, 1st floor, Edmon Low Library)

Tulsa Race Riot: Jury Indicts Police Chief. (1921, 26 June). New York Times, p. 16. (Located in Microform and Media Services Room, 1st floor, Edmon Low Library)

Tulsa race riots. (June 1921). Independent, 105, 646-7. (Call Number: 051 I375)

U. S. orders race riot inquiry. (1921, 3 June). Tulsa Tribune, p.1. (Available online at: Tulsa City-County Library's African-American Resource Center)

Weaver, H. (2000, 14 February). Riot survivor recounts story of fateful day. Tulsa World, p. 6. (Available online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

White, W. F. (1921, 29 June). The eruption of Tulsa. Nation, 112, 909-10. (Call Number: 051 N277)

Whitworth, D. (2001, 02 March). Call for race riot cash after 80 years. Times of London, p.23. (Available Online) OSU Students/Faculty/Staff only.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Afro-Americans--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History.
Riots--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Tulsa (Okla.)--Race relations.
Violence--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century.
African American neighborhoods--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Racism--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century.
Riots--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century--Sources.

Web Resources

The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, courtesy of the McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa
The Tulsa Race Riot, by Scott Ellsworth
Tulsa Burning, by Jonathan Larsen (1997)
Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 - Tulsa City-County Library's African American Resource Center
The Tulsa Race Riot - Tulsa Historical Society
Conspiracies of Silence: The Political, Economic and Sociological Correlates of the Tulsa Drama Triangle and Massacre of 1921, by James R. Allen, M.D.
Reconstructing the Dreamland: Contemplating Civil Rights Actions and Reparations for the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Preliminary draft of report to Tulsa Race Riot Commission. Presented in Tulsa on February 4, 2000, by Alfred L. Brophy (Adobe)
Alfred L. Brophy's Linksto information and resources on the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot
The Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot of 1921, by James E Patrick
Tulsa panel seeks truth from 1921 race riot (CNN)

Bibliography compiled by Dan Chaney