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Reconstructing the dreamland : the Tulsa riot of 1921 : race, reparations, and reconcilation /

The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was America's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century. In this text, Alfred Brophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot, showing how and why the rule of law quickly eroded.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brophy, Alfred L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Seeking justice and the origins of the riot
  • "Thinking he can whip the world": the riot
  • Picturing the riot
  • "A white wash brush and a big one in operation in Tulsa": Tulsa interprets the riot
  • Tulsa will! Tulsa will! Tulsa will dodge: the failure of reconstruction
  • Epilogue.