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Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 1, 1921. Thirty-five blocks in the Greenwood district, then referred to as The Black Wall Street, razed during race riots. Photo: Tulsa Historical Society
the us gov't has repeatedly denied justice to the survivors of the worst anti-black progrom in modern US history...carried out against a prosperous oklahoma area in 1921;
35 city blocks burned to the ground, a bomb dropped...a community destroyed;
the gov't officially covered it up & destroyed evidence;
they have repeatedly rebuffed any efforts for the victims to claim any justice...
justice delayed....and denied;
but luckily a group of attorneys & dignitaries have reopned the lawsuit (led by Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree);
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Atty. Goodwin said the effects of the riot still linger today. "The pain is still there, survivors are still alive, why not?" he asked. "Justice delayed doesn’t mean justice goes away."
The 16-hour melee in 1921, described as the worst riot in American history, left about 300 Black citizens dead, destroyed from $3 million to $5 million in property—more than 30 blocks of the Greenwood area, including 191 businesses and 1,256 houses.
Even though the focus of the lawsuit is reparations for survivors and descendants of 1921, attorney Aiyetoro said the lawsuit is related to national litigation for reparations.
"It’s connected to all African-descended people who were subjected to violence from White supremacy in the U.S," said Ms. Aiyetoro. "This allows us to do a case that is helpful for raising the issue nationally and internationally.
"By looking at the Tulsa race riot, we are going after reparations for African descendants, which means we are attacking the mob violence that said we can destroy your city when we want to," she said.</div></div>
--source: the final call
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