In photos: Survivors, descendants rally to honor Tulsa Race Massacre victims 100 years on
Published Date: 6/1/2021
Source: axios.com
Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, civil rights leaders and scores of other Americans came together in the Oklahoma city Monday to mark the 100th anniversary of the atrocity.
The big picture: The Greenwood District of Tulsa has marked the 1921 killing of some 300 Black residents by a white mob that destroyed a thriving, middle-class Black community over the past three days with peaceful protests, "parades, concerts and panel discussions," per the Washington Post.
A woman cries out while attending a candlelight vigil for Tulsa Race Massacre victims in the Greenwood District on May 31. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
The Greenwood vigil drew a large crowd. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
The Rev. Jesse Jackson views a Black Wall Street poster board alongside community residents during a Prayer Wall memorial gathering at the AME Church on May 31 in Tulsa. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
People view the 1921 Black Wall Street Memorial in Tulsa on May 31. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Democratic lawmakers Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons participate in a prayer at the AME Church during the commemorations. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
People gather for commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Pictures of AME Church parishioners in the Greenwood district of Tulsa displayed during commemorations May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Journalist Roland Martin with the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the AME Church May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Community members attend a service marking the massacre at First Baptist Church North Tulsa in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn is embraced before speaking at the AME Church on May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details and further photos.