What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
$19.38
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
23 May 2023
Summary
Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in this thought-provoking addition to the bestselling New York Times What Was? series!
Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a flourishing neighborhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found success and community. They ran their own businesses, including barbershops, clothing stores, jewelers, restaurants, movie theatres, an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593521700 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593521706 |
| Author: | Caleb Gayle, Tim Foley, Who HQ |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 7mm x 137mm x 195mm |
| Series: | What Was? |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Praise for What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? by Caleb Gayle
“A comprehensive accountof this important historic atrocity, this accessible volume is not to be missed.“—School Library Journal
Caleb Gayle
Caleb Gayle is an award-winning journalist and historian who writes about race and identity. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Guernica, and other publications. He has an adult trade book with Riverhead called We Refuse To Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power that was published in 2022.
Tim Foley is a freelance illustrator whose work has been featured in several Who HQ titles including What Is the AIDS Crisis?, What Was the Harlem Renaissance?, Where Is Hollywood?, and Who Was Edgar Allan Poe? He currently lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife and his pet dog and cat.
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