Tulsa Race Riot of 1921

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The pervasive nature of violence the private and public sectors of a white dominated government relate how Tulsa became a hotbed for the massive riot that ensued in 1921. The paper shows that through private lynchings and the support the police gave to these unjust racist actions, the African American community (many of them WWI veterans) had little choice, but to violently defend themselves. The paper argues that in this manner, the ineffective application of law on the part of civil and political leaders further fueled the racial flames by bringing Federal assistance through the National Guard to their cause.

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"This race study will examine the persuasive nature of violence that subdued and racially disabled African Americans during the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921. In this manner, the use of private (citizen based) and state sponsored violence through the police, enforced a violent subjugation of racially motivated attacks against African Americans. In essence, the pervasive use of white hegemonic government effectively segregated and instigated the race riots, which governmental corruption had instigated on all levels of Tulsa society. After a young African American man was accused of grabbing a young white woman's hand in the Drexel building elevator, Tulsa beheld a serious issue in regards to both private and public condemnation of the accusation. The private aspect of the origins of the riots fell on white citizens who wished the man to be lynched."

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