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In Search of History: The Night Tulsa Burned

(1999)

Overview

Long-buried tale of the tragic hours that brought Greenwood to a fiery end, and the misunderstanding that started when a white elevator operator accused 19-year-old Greenwood resident Dick Rowland of assault prompted the violent race riot. Eyewitness accounts, archival film, and dramatizations recount the 1921 race riots in Tulsa.

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Original TitleIn Search of History: The Night Tulsa Burned

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1999-02-19

Original Language

Runtime 00h 41m

Production CompaniesTriage Entertainment

Genres

  • Documentary