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The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Young Readers Edition
Contributor(s): Madigan, Tim (Author), Beard, Hilary (Author)
ISBN: 1250787696     ISBN-13: 9781250787699
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African American
Dewey: 976.686
Lexile Measure: 1190
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 320 pages
 
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One of the worst acts of racist violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Burning recreates Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explores the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its Black residents and Tulsa's White population, narrates events leading up to and including Greenwood's devastation, and documents the subsequent silence that surrounded this tragedy. Delving into history that's long been pushed aside, this is the true story of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre, with updates that connect the historical significance of the massacre to the ongoing struggle for racial justice in America.