Published by
Oklahoma Impact Magazine, American
Commissioned by
Hogg, Dale, American
Edited by
Ross, Don, American, born 1941
Written by
Ed Wheeler
Date
1971
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Closed): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
H x W (Open Flat): 11 × 17 1/16 in. (27.9 × 43.3 cm)
Description
A magazine insert from Oklahoma Impact Magazine with a story by Ed Wheeler about the Tulsa Race Massacre, published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the event. The insert is a 14-page saddle-stitched booklet. The cover has a color picture of a flames surrounding the center title in white [PROFILE / OF A / RACE / RIOT]. An inscription reading [MK Copeland] is handwritten at the top right corner in blue ink. The interior pages contain black and white photographs of the massacre's aftermath, including images of those killed, along with the text of the article recounting the event. The back cover has the same design as the front, but the text reads [IT / HAPPENED / IN / TULSA / 50 YEARS / AGO].
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
publications
Topic
American South
American West
Race relations
Race riots
Tulsa Race Massacre
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
Object number
2011.60.18
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4e68a22-f245-434c-875e-dd67f57af608

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