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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Crafting a Legacy

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Authors:
  1. Chris M. Messer

    1. Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, USA

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  • Examines the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, using sociological analyses

  • Develops an integrative approach to studying the causation and framing of riots

  • Offers readers a more holistic understanding of arguments related to reparations

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Tulsa Massacre and Its Context

    • Chris M. Messer
    Pages 1-19

  3. Greenwood: The Rise and Devastation of “Black Wall Street”

    • Chris M. Messer
    Pages 21-32

  4. Causes of the Tulsa Race Massacre

    • Chris M. Messer
    Pages 33-53

  5. Responding to a “Negro Uprising”

    • Chris M. Messer
    Pages 55-72

  6. From Uprising to Massacre: The Fight for Reparations

    • Chris M. Messer
    Pages 73-91

  7. The Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre and Lingering Issues

    • Chris M. Messer
    Pages 93-100

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 101-104
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About this book

This book examines the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, perhaps the most lethal and financially devastating instance of collective violence in early twentieth-century America. The Greenwood district, a comparably prosperous black community spanning thirty-five city blocks, was set afire and destroyed by white rioters. This work analyzes the massacre from a sociological perspective, extending an integrative approach to studying its causes, the organizational responses that followed, and the complicated legacy that remains.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, USA

    Chris M. Messer

About the author

Chris M. Messer is Professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology at Colorado State University-Pueblo, USA. His research has appeared in outlets such as American Journal of Sociology and Economics, Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, Rural Sociology, and Journal of Black Studies​. He is also a co-author of The Enduring Color Line in U.S. Athletics​ (2013).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

  • Book Subtitle: Crafting a Legacy

  • Authors: Chris M. Messer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74679-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74678-0Published: 13 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-74679-7Published: 12 June 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 104

  • Topics: US History, Modern History, Crime and Society

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