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Little Africa on Fire (Tulsa Race Riot 6-1-1921)

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Unidentified

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On May 31 and June 1, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, mobs of white residents brutally attacked the African American community of Greenwood, colloquially known as "Black Wall Street," in the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history. Homes, businesses, and community structures including schools, churches, a hospital, and the library were looted and burned or otherwise destroyed. Exact statistics are unknown, but the violence left around 10,000 people homeless and as many as 300 people dead with many more missing and wounded., Photo postcards of the Tulsa Race Massacre were widely distributed following the massacre in 1921. Like postcards depicting lynchings, these souvenir cards were powerful declarations of white racial power and control. Decades later, the cards served as evidence for community members working to recover the forgotten history of the riot and secure justice for its victims and their descendants.

Page of a photograph album from Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Unidentified

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Scene at Convention Hall (Tulsa Race Riot June 1st 1921)

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Unidentified

Caption

On May 31 and June 1, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, mobs of white residents brutally attacked the African American community of Greenwood, colloquially known as "Black Wall Street," in the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history. This unidentified individual was just one of the many victims. The Oklahoma Bureau of Vital Statistics recorded the official death toll as 36, but it is now believed it may have been as high as 300 dead with many more missing and wounded., Amidst the violence, both white rioters and the Oklahoma National Guard rounded up black residents of Greenwood and forced them to detention centers. More than 6,000 African Americans were interned at the Convention Hall, the Tulsa County Fairgrounds, and the baseball stadium McNulty Park. Some were held for as long as eight days., Photo postcards of the Tulsa Race Massacre were widely distributed following the massacre in 1921. Like postcards depicting lynchings, these souvenir cards were powerful declarations of white racial power and control. Decades later, the cards served as evidence for community members working to recover the forgotten history of the riot and secure justice for its victims and their descendants.

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay

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Hamilton, James, American, born 1946

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Veasey-Cullors, Colette, American, born 1967

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Artist Statement: The work Insecurity Past, Insecurity Present, and Insecurity Future is part of a larger series titled Metaphors and Life. Within this work, the female form functions as a metaphor and element of containment for a variety of human experiences and emotions, like: pain, self-doubt, anxiety and uncertainty. My use of triptych, which are titled Past, Present and Future, along with the emotion being explored, are indicative of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Our experiences and reactions to them are not isolated and frozen in time, but instead are carried throughout a course, a life and oftentimes occur again and again. This series explores the subjective nature of individual perceptions as viewed through one's relationships and personal views of self, thereby exploring the internal and external realities that these perceptions can represent in one's life.

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Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013

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Gaskin, Gerard H., Trinidadian American, born 1965

Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967

Place

Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

#1960Now Atlanta/ Hell Talmbout/ Janelle Monae: Untitled

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Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967

Place

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Digital image of protesters linking arms

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Gibbs, Jermaine, American

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This image was captured on April 25, 2015, the day of a major peace rally and later uprisings in Baltimore following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Gray died from spinal cord injuries sustained while in police custody.

Place

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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Allen, Devin, American, born 1989

Caption

Fighting for the Future ::::: #ripfreddiegray #blacklivesmatter #Baltimore ::: #DVNLLN - Devin Allen (@bydvnlln), Instagram, 04/23/2015.

Place

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

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Unidentified

Place

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of two men and eleven women posing in stage costumes

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Unidentified

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Unidentified

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Cloud’s Studio, American

Place

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

Photograph of five female performers and one male performer

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Unidentified

Photograph of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845

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Unidentified

Place

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of six people standing at a tailor shop’s front counter

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Unidentified

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Unidentified

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Unidentified

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Smith, Marvin, American, 1910 - 2003, Smith, Morgan, American, born 1910

Place

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Photographic print of children playing on a sidewalk

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Unidentified

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Draper, Louis H., American, 1935 - 2002

Digital image of Taylor family members posing on Martha's Vineyard

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Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001

Place

Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Digital image of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors at the U.S. Supreme Court

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Gates-Anderson, Dianne D.

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Digital image of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors before Supreme Court Building

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Unidentified

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

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Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944

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Unidentified

Photographic print of a toddler girl sitting and smiling at the camera

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Unidentified

Photograph of Gilbert E. DeLorme Sr., Atlanta Life Insurance Company reception

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Unidentified

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, American, 1915 - 1973

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Rosetta Tharpe, born Rosetta Nubin, grew up in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) church with her mother, Katie Bell Nubin, an evangelist, singer, and mandolin player for the church. Rosetta began playing in the church at a very young age and joined her mother in an evangelical music troupe performing around the South at the age of 6. Later the mother and daughter pair were active in the 40th Street Church of God in Christ Church in Chicago, which they used as a home base between traveling to church conventions. This live recording from the Gospel Temple Church of God in Christ in Harlem features Tharpe accompanied by the Sally Jenkins Singers and the church organ.

Place

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974

Place

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York state, United States, North and Central America

Place

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

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Olson, Martha, American

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Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."

Place

Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Aerial photograph of rice fields just south of Savannah, Georgia

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Soliday, David, American

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GA – Ogeechee River. These extensive fields just south of Savannah are steeped in history. Maybe most notable is that Darien (to the south) was burned in 1863 by the African American 54th Massachusetts Volunteers. In the very far distance is Henry Ford's plantation. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.

Place

Ogeechee River, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Aerial photograph taken over South Newport River

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Soliday, David, American

Caption

South Newport River, GA. Both history and topography suggest that tell-tale signs of remnant rice fields should be in this foreground creek buffer - but there are none. Remnant fields do exist downriver on the ocean side of I-95. Possibly storms erased all evidence. Old satellite imagery shows identical wildlife paths suggesting a hard pan marsh. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.

Place

South Newport River, Townsend, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Scanned photograph of Cuckolds Creek meandering through Cockfield Plantation

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Soliday, David, American

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SC – Cuckolds Creek. Clearcutting of forested swamp in river deltas was extensive - total 156,000 acres. This plantation, Cockfield, was also owned by Nathaniel Hayward, the largest enslaver of his time, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.

Place

Cuckolds Creek, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Aerial photograph of fields along Cuckolds Creek and Folly Creek

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Soliday, David, American

Caption

SC – Cuckolds Creek and Folly Creek. One of Nathaniel Heyward's plantations notable because it still maintains the original rice barn. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.

Place

Folly Creek, White Hall, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America