Tulsa officials on Monday announced the discovery of 17 additional adult graves at an excavation site, part of the city's effort to find unidentified victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Dr. Kristen Oertel, the chairperson of the Department of History at the University of Tulsa, discusses the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, ahead of the event's 100-year anniversary.
The 14 sets of remains were sent to Intermountain Forensics in Salt Lake City, Utah, in an attempt to identify them. City spokesperson Michelle Brooks said two sets had enough DNA recovered to begin sequencing. "We are trying to do every step of this process as respectfully as possible," Stackelbeck said, adding that oversight committee members are present for transportation, as well as a "reverend, pastor, or some similar member of the clergy."Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre testify before congress ahead of centennial commemoration
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24 unmarked graves might belong to victims of 1921 Tulsa Race MassacreAnother 24 unmarked graves — possibly victims of a race massacre in 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma — have been discovered in a cemetery in the city.
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21 more unmarked graves are discovered in the Tulsa Race Massacre investigationHistorians say up to 300 Black people were killed in the 1921 attack and the days that followed. Nearly all are believed to have been buried in mass graves approved by white authorities of the time.
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21 new graves found in search for Tulsa Massacre victimsThe search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has turned up 21 additional graves in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery, officials said.
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21 new coffins found in search for Tulsa Massacre victimsOfficials say the search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has turned up 21 additional coffins in unmarked graves in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery
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