Tulsa Race Massacre Resources: Black Experience in Oklahoma

The Gateway to Oklahoma History has made available online numerous Historic Black Oklahoma Newspapers.
A few of the digitized newspapers include The Oklahoma Guide (1892-1922), The Tulsa Star (1913-1921), and The Black Dispatch (1914-1982)

"The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) has long believed that one important step toward ending racism and injustice is a better understanding of our shared history. By providing [free] resources that give context for the Black experience in Oklahoma, we hope to spark civil discourse and open dialogue about the role of race in the history of our state." - OHS website.

Co-created by Black Towns Municipal Management founder Cymone Davis and Next Leadership Development Corporation’s Dr. Atyia Martin, Black Towns & Settlements is the first-ever interactive map of historic Black towns and settlements across the United States, including 14 from Oklahoma.

These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration, later renamed Work Projects Administration (WPA).

The Solomon Sir Jones films consist of 29 silent black and white films documenting African-American communities in Oklahoma from 1924 to 1928. Tulsa footage can be found in at least five of the films (films two, eighteen, twenty, twenty-seven, and twenty-eight) and includes several shots of the Greenwood area.

Oklahoma had more than 50 All-Black towns at one time, more than any other state. A special panel of guests discusses the history of some of the towns and the efforts being made today to revitalize them. Trait Thompson and Larry O’Dell from the Oklahoma Historical Society are joined by Shirley Nero from Clearview, Henrietta Hicks from Boley, and Sen. Kevin Matthews from Tulsa for an enlightening conversation.