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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 31, 2000

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

Production Companies

Cinemax Reel Life, Barrister Productions, L.C.

Director

Michael Wilkerson

Description

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.