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A century after the Tulsa massacre, there are still many stories to be told about one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history. Setting out to help fill that void and remind Americans of the devastating event exactly 100 years later is DeNeen L. Brown, the award-winning veteran staff writer at The Washington Post, who investigates the Tulsa tragedy in the PBS documentary Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten.
“What happened in 1921 was a horrible atrocity. And for nearly 100 years, it was covered up; it was left out of textbooks, and many survivors wouldn’t talk about it. Many survivors only whispered about it,” says Brown. “For generations, I believe there’s been a desire for this story to be told. Stories have power, and if they’re told, they can change the future, and they can provide some healing.”
In the documentary, Brown—who has familial ties to Oklahoma—examines the the deadly attack by an armed mob of white residents on a prosperous Black community of businesses and homes dubbed as “Black Wall Street.”
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