The Ground Breaking: The Tulsa Race Massacre and an American City's Search for Justice | 
pickScott Ellsworth, a Tulsa native, first became interested in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as a young history student in college in the 70s. He has written two books on the subject. This book tells the story of his decades long journey to unearth the truth long hidden as well as the stories of survivors, activists, and others he met along the way. Very respectful and informative, this is a good jumping off point if you are new to the topic topic.
"Well of course," she said, "there's bodies buried here."
I couldn't believe my ears. "How do you know?"
"Because," she said, "I hear their voices at night."
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pickIn the first chapter here, Ellsworth gives a summary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The rest of the book is dedicated to the aftermath: the cover ups, the search for bodies of victims, and efforts toward reconciliation and justice. It‘s a superb book and my only quibble is that in order to publish at the 100th anniversary, he left parts of the story unfinished.
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Book Review- https://www.boleybooks.com/2021/12/23/the-ground-breaking/
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