Blood and Oil: The History of Tulsa
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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This year is the one hundredth anniversary of the infamous tulsa race massacre. This discussion about the massacre that took place there in 19 21 leaves out the context of how tulsa was created, what drove it socially, economically and how this massacre came about. For a lot of its history, tulsa has been a uniquely tri racial city. It can be seen as a kind of american microcosm, exemplifying America's rapid expansion. And so if we look this bigger context of the history of talsa, it shows us the ways that the indian roots and foundations of american civilization are very significant. Also shows the significance of progressivism and world war one
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