One hundred years after the destruction of the Black-owned Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, residents and descendants examine the history of the 1921 tragedy and its aftermath. Through the historical lens of white violence and Black resistance, the film explores vital issues of atonement, reconciliation and reparation.
A landmark PBS documentary, Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten examines the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on the 100th anniversary of the crime. The film includes interviews with descendants of victims and probes how their families' devastating experience affects their lives in today's America, and also documents the current excavation of potential mass graves from the massacre. Through the historical lens of white violence and Black resistance, this project explores issues of atonement, reconciliation, and reparation in the past, present and future.
My Thoughts
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten tells the true story of the race massacre that occurred in 1921 in Tulsa. In one awful day over 300 people were killed and hundreds more injured. Home were destroyed and businesses burned to the ground because of one unproven accusation. This documentary provides interviews with the family of survivors and visits the sights of the graves of these fallen innocents whose lives were stolen because of blind hate.
This was a thought provoking documentary that shows us the horror of what happened in Tulsa in 1921. Its stories like this that get brushed under the carpet instead of being told. We need to do better and not let these horrors be forgotten so history doesn't repeat itself. If you'd like to grab a copy of this amazing documentary set for yourself, you can find it online on Amazon or at PBS.org.
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