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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

"In 1921, the "Oil Capital of the World" had a population of 100,000... and a Ku Klux Klan with a membership of over 3,000."

2000-05-31 en 80m
Documentary
Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.

Director

Michael Wilkerson

Writer

Michael Wilkerson

Supervising Producer

Nancy Abraham

Executive Producer

Sheila Nevins

Producer

Michael Wilkerson

Researcher

Larry Bowles

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Cinemax Reel Life
  • Barrister Productions, L.C.