The Tulsa Massacre - The Past Is Present
For the June movie night, Susan led Friends through several multimedia reflections of the Tulsa Massacre that brought home how the past is present as we mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre.
Here are some of the resources shared or reviewed by the Racial Justice Working Group in preparation for the evening:
The testimony on May 19, 2021, to a House Judiciary Subcommittee by three survivors - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/tulsa-massacre-survivors.html
Visualizing the Red Summer (a timeline and map of racial violence in Summer 1919) - https://visualizingtheredsummer.com/
Episode 1 of Blindspot: Tulsa Burning, hosted by KalaLea - https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/blindspot/articles/past-is-present
Photos of the Tulsa Massacre compiled by the Tulsa Historical Society - https://www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/photos/
Alvin Ailey's Greenwood choreographed by Donald Byrd - https://www.alvinailey.org/performances/repertory/greenwood
Donald Byrd on Confronting the Uncomfortable - https://youtu.be/joSOmaCFrUM
An Interview with K. Melchor Quick Hall - https://reparations4slavery.com/interview-with-k-melchor-quick-hall/
Greenwood Rising - http://www.greenwoodrising.org
Fire in Little Africa hip-hop compliation album/documentary - https://fireinlittleafrica.com/