Books
Blood in Their Eyes: The Elaine Massacre of 1919 by Grif Stockley and Guy Lancaster
Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America by Cameron McWhirter
A History of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma by Carter Blue Clark
Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band by Carmen Fields
They Came Searching: How Blacks Sought the Promised Land in Tulsa by Eddie Faye Gates
The Chitlin’ Circuit: And the Road to Rock ‘n’ Roll by Preston Lauerbach
The Politics of Neglect: Urban Aid From Model Cities to Revenue Sharing by Bernard J. Frieden and Marshall Kaplan
Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga Yamhatta Taylor
Hush, Somebody’s Callin’ My Name by Don Thompson
Behold the Walls by Clara Luper
His Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa
Saying it Loud: 1966–The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement by Mark Whitaker
Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham
Articles
Summers of Our Discontent – Victor Luckerson’s Run It Back newsletter
The Forgotten History of America’s Worst Racial Massacre – The New York Times
Map of Mob Violence – Plain Talk History
Tulsa community mourns Leon Rollerson, jazz music legend and community advocate – KTUL
Historic Big 10 Ballroom Reopens, Hopes to Revive Community Venue – KOTV News On 6
Greenwood: ‘Renewal’ – Tulsa People
The Victory of Greenwood: Homer Johnson – Carlos Moreno
The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa – The Nation
What Really Caused the Destruction of Greenwood’s ‘Black Wall Street’ – Bloomberg
Black Patriots – Run It Back
Mapping the Black Lives Matter Protests Across the United States – The New York Times
The Case for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma – Human Rights Watch
Five Ways City Leaders Can Support Black Entrepreneurs’ Efforts to ‘Buy Back the Block’ – Brookings Institution
Rebuilding Black Infrastructure – Run It Back
A highway destroyed Tulsa’s thriving Black Wall Street–now there’s hope it could come back – The Guardian
Terence Crutcher Foundation Buys North Pointe Shopping Center – KJRH
New medical center offers ‘health care meets Apple’ experience in Greenwood – The Tulsa World
How Greenwood Grew a Thriving Black Economy – The New York Times
Film
I Am Not Your Negro – 2016 documentary exploring James Baldwin’s ruminations on the Civil Rights Movement
Primary Sources
Tulsa World reports on “modern Ku Klux Klan” arriving in Tulsa on November 10, 1917
Washington Rucker Oklahoma Voices interview – Oklahoma Historical Society
“In the Mood” – 1959 song by Greenwood musician Ernie Fields
“The Night Beat: Saturday Fun at the Big 10” – Oklahoma Eagle, Sept. 22, 1955
Segregation By Design – Instagram account featuring remastered historic photos of the destruction of communities of color by redlining and urban renewal
Mapping Inequality – 1930s Redlining maps for cities across the United States, including Tulsa
Livestream of George Floyd Protests in Tulsa on May 30, 2020
Arrests Follow Tulsa’s First Rights Demonstration – Oklahoma Eagle, April 2, 1964
Grant Recipients for U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Reconnecting Communities” Pilot Program
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