Tulsa Race Massacre Day 2, Part 2

What days was the Tulsa Race Massacre?

• May 31-June 1

• May 1-May 1

• June 15-June 16

• July 4-July 5

What ultimately was the final downfall of the Greenwood community?

• Desegregation and the Highway system

• Greenwood still thrives to this day

• The massacre

• Modernization

What is one way the white mob destroyed Greenwood?

• Burned buildings

• Bulldozed buildings

• Blew up buildings

• Blew down buildings

In the aftermath of the massacre how did local newspapers treat it?

• They thanked the white mob

• They ignored it

• They called out the white mob

• They began asking questions

How was the Race Massacre almost forgotten?

• Newspapers deleted articles about it

• It wasn't forgotten

• Greenwood was replaced with another community

• The city of Tulsa held a memorial every year

Though not official, but confirmed by both black and white witnesses, what is one way buildings were burned?

• Firebombs dropped from planes

• Driving burning vehicles into buildings

• Catapults

Why was the mob able to destroy Greenwood with no issues

• They had been deputized

• No one cared

• There was no law against burning buildings

• The city of Tulsa had no jurisdiction

Choose two ways that pictures of Greenwood on fire were used by white supremacists?

• Postcards

• Memorabilia

• They weren't

• Purely for historical data

According to Mr. Hendricks what movie led to the resurgence of the KKK around this time?

• Birth of a Nation

• King Kong

• Gone with the Wind

• Wizard of Oz

What was the lead story of the Tulsa World on the day that the massacre ended?

• Two Whites Dead in Race Riot

• Multiple Blacks Dead in Massacre

• Unknown Casualties in Race Riot

• There was no Race Riot