The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims
- Written by
- Franklin, B. C., American, 1879 - 1960
- Date
- August 22, 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 9 in. (35.6 × 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A manuscript titled “The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims” by B.C. Franklin. The unpublished manuscript consists of ten pages written in black type on yellowed paper. It was written on August 22, 1931, ten years after the Tulsa Race Massacre and recounts the events of the massacre as witnessed by the author, including an account of Franklin witnessing three men being killed by the mob. The manuscript is signed by B.C. Franklin on the last page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place depicted
- Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- manuscripts
- 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 from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin
- Object number
- 2015.176.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.