
Photo from the aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, showing one of the devastated areas where hundreds of Black families once lived.
Here’s where to find the new official record of the Tulsa Race Massacre
By DAVID CRUMM
Editor of ReadTheSpirit magazine
One of the many horrific secrets that was intentionally buried in the dust of what often passes for our “American History” finally has received an in-depth analysis of what really happened on May 31 through June 1, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In 2025, our readers are well aware of the “Tulsa Race Massacre.” That’s because—in recent years—newspaper, magazine and documentary reports have exposed this massive crime by white residents of Tulsa. But for the better part of a century those white residents successfully exerted tremendous pressure, enabled by lax oversight from officials beyond the region, to bury this story. Those efforts succeeded in erasing all memory of the massacre from regional newspapers and historical programs so thoroughly that it took more than a century for us to receive this full, official accounting by federal investigators.
Tragically, no one guilty of these crimes against humanity is left to prosecute. However, a new baseline for historical reporting in newspapers, magazines, books and documentaries has been established.
If you are a media professional, social worker, community leader, historian, librarian, educator—or simply an American interested in the massive crime that was committed when racism ran out of control in Tulsa—then you will want to read further.
Here is the U.S. Justice Department’s January 10, 2025, press release about the new 126-page report. The news release is headlined: Justice Department Announces Results of Review and Evaluation of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Then, here is the actual 126-page report, titled “Civil Rights Division Review and Evaluation: Tulsa Race Massacre,” which you can read online or download.
For context, you may also want to read The Washington Post’s overview of the report’s release, headlined: Justice Dept. corrects legal record on ‘systematic’ Tulsa Race Massacre
Or you may want to read The New York Times overview, headlined: Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
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