On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. Thirty-four square blocks of Tulsa's Greenwood community were reduced to smoldering rubble. And now, eighty years later, the death toll of what is known as the Tulsa Race Riot is more difficult to pinpoint. Conservative estimates put the number of dead at about 100 (75% of the victims are believed to have been black), but the actual number of casualties could…mehr
On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. Thirty-four square blocks of Tulsa's Greenwood community were reduced to smoldering rubble. And now, eighty years later, the death toll of what is known as the Tulsa Race Riot is more difficult to pinpoint. Conservative estimates put the number of dead at about 100 (75% of the victims are believed to have been black), but the actual number of casualties could be triple that. The Tulsa Race Riot Commission, formed two years ago to determine exactly what happened, has recommended that restitution to the historic Greenwood Community would be good public policy and do much to repair the emotional as well as physical scars of this most terrible incident in our shared past. With chilling details, humanity, and the narrative thrust of compelling fiction, The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation, and document the subsequent silence that surrounded the tragedy.
Tim Madigan's first book, See No Evil: Blind Devotion and Bloodshed in David Koresh's Holy War, was published in 1993, followed eight years later by The Burning: Massacre, Destruction and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Tim's most recent book, I'm Proud of You: My Friendship With Fred Rogers, reveals his life-altering friendship with Fred Rogers, which began in 1995 when he profiled the children's icon for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. When not writing books or newspaper stories, Tim enjoys spending time with his wife, Catherine, being a dad, playing the guitar, coaching and playing ice hockey, and backpacking in the Canadian Rockies.
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Acknowledgments Author's Note Prologue: Like Judgement Day 1. Beyond Hatred's Reach 2. Lincoln's Devotee 3. Diamond Dick and the KKK 4. The Sheriff's Promise 5. Down the Road to Apocalypse 6. Be Ready at Daybreak 7. The Attack on Greenwood 8. A Single Ruthless Organism 9. The Black Alamo 10. Are You Dr. Jackson? 11. Sick from What I See 12. Assignment of a Lifetime 13. Scorched Earth 14. A Christmas Carol 15. What Do You Say Now? 16. The Veil Lifted Afterword Chapter Notes Index
Acknowledgments Author's Note Prologue: Like Judgement Day 1. Beyond Hatred's Reach 2. Lincoln's Devotee 3. Diamond Dick and the KKK 4. The Sheriff's Promise 5. Down the Road to Apocalypse 6. Be Ready at Daybreak 7. The Attack on Greenwood 8. A Single Ruthless Organism 9. The Black Alamo 10. Are You Dr. Jackson? 11. Sick from What I See 12. Assignment of a Lifetime 13. Scorched Earth 14. A Christmas Carol 15. What Do You Say Now? 16. The Veil Lifted Afterword Chapter Notes Index
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