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Originally Posted by mirage
I don't know any books about the Tulsa Massacre, though there probably are some. But a similar 1898 event in Wilmington, NC, was written about in a recent book by David Zucchino called Wilmington's Lie. It's on my list, but I haven't read it. But I did hear him on a couple of podcasts and saw some video about it in a few places. Looks like a worthwhile read.
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Thanks again. I've now read
Wilmington's Lie, as well as Tim Madigan's
The Burning about the Tulsa massacre. Both were excellent, and I'm dumbfounded and disgusted that I never knew about the events described in these books.
Wilmington's Lie is about an out-and-out white supremacy coup in Wilmington, NC, in 1898, designed to oust and disenfranchise blacks.
The Burning is about whites in Tulsa murdering blacks and burning down their homes and businesses in 1921, after the blacks tried to prevent a lynching.