Exhumations to resume; Bid to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims
2 years, 1 month ago

Exhumations to resume; Bid to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some of the 19 bodies taken from a Tulsa cemetery and later reburied that could include remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be exhumed again starting Wednesday, part of a bid to gather more DNA for possible identification. The remains will be reburied at Oaklawn, where the previous reburial drew protests from about two dozen people who said they are descendants of massacre victims and should have been allowed to attend the ceremony, which was closed to the public. Intermountain Forensics is seeking people who believe they are descendants of massacre victims to provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible victims.

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Latest search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends with 3 more found with gunshot wounds
4 months ago

Latest search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends with 3 more found with gunshot wounds

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The latest search for the remains of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims has ended with three more sets containing gunshot wounds, investigators said. “The third individual who is a gunshot victim also displays evidence of burning.” Forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield, who will remain on site to examine the remains, said one victim suffered bullet and shotgun wounds …

First victim of 1921 Tulsa massacre of Black community is identified since graves found, mayor says
5 months, 1 week ago

First victim of 1921 Tulsa massacre of Black community is identified since graves found, mayor says

LA Times  

Crews work at Oaklawn Cemetery during an excavation while searching for bodies from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on Oct. 27, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and officials with Intermountain Forensics said Friday that remains exhumed from the cemetery in the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have been identified. A World War I …

Latest search for remains of the Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends with seven sets of remains exhumed
1 year, 2 months ago

Latest search for remains of the Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends with seven sets of remains exhumed

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The latest search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has ended with 59 graves found and seven sets of remains exhumed, according to Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck. The seven that were exhumed were found in simple, wooden boxes that Stackelbeck has said investigators were searching for because they were described in …

Scientist: Progress in identifying Tulsa massacre victims
1 year, 8 months ago

Scientist: Progress in identifying Tulsa massacre victims

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A forensic anthropologist believes investigators are a step …

Latest search for Tulsa Race Massacre victims comes to end
2 years, 1 month ago

Latest search for Tulsa Race Massacre victims comes to end

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The latest search for remains of victims of …

Body with gunshot found in search for Tulsa massacre victims
2 years, 1 month ago

Body with gunshot found in search for Tulsa massacre victims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A second body of a …

Exhumations resume for DNA in bid to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims
2 years, 1 month ago

Exhumations resume for DNA in bid to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims

LA Times  

A mass grave is refilled with dirt after a small ceremony at Oaklawn Cemetery on July 30, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. A team of scientists started the process of re-exhuming human remains Wednesday in their effort to identify people killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst known examples of white mob violence against Black Americans in …

Presumed descendants of Tulsa massacre victims can give DNA
2 years, 5 months ago

Presumed descendants of Tulsa massacre victims can give DNA

LA Times  

A group prays during a June 2021 ceremony as remains from a mass grave are reinterred at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Okla. People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible victims. Danny Hellwig, laboratory director with Intermountain …

19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims
3 years, 4 months ago

19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The found remains — a skull with a bullet …

Unearthing history: Tulsa massacre victims search resumes
3 years, 6 months ago

Unearthing history: Tulsa massacre victims search resumes

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — As the U.S. marks 100 years since one of its most shameful historical chapters, researchers, including descendants of Black victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre, are preparing to resume a search for remains believed to have been hastily buried in mass graves. That’s a basic thing that a city government should do for people.” The search got …

Scientists Discover Unmarked Coffins During Search For 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims
4 years, 2 months ago

Scientists Discover Unmarked Coffins During Search For 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims

NPR  

Scientists Discover Unmarked Coffins During Search For 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP Researchers in Tulsa, Okla., have concluded their latest round of test excavations in the search for remains of Black victims killed during a race massacre nearly a century ago. "This is the only time any level of American government, municipal …

Another body found in search for Tulsa race massacre victims
4 years, 2 months ago

Another body found in search for Tulsa race massacre victims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The search for remains of …

Remains Found In Search For 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Victims
4 years, 2 months ago

Remains Found In Search For 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Victims

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING OKLAHOMA CITY — At least 10 bodies were found Wednesday in an unmarked mass grave at a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Oklahoma’s state archaeologist said. but they’re not the best.” Combined with one set of remains found nearby on Tuesday, there have now been …

Oklahoma Lawsuit Seeks Reparations In Connection To 1921 Tulsa Massacre
4 years, 3 months ago

Oklahoma Lawsuit Seeks Reparations In Connection To 1921 Tulsa Massacre

NPR  

Oklahoma Lawsuit Seeks Reparations In Connection To 1921 Tulsa Massacre Enlarge this image toggle caption Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress Via AP Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress Via AP A lawsuit filed by a group of Oklahomans is seeking reparations from the city of Tulsa and other local government entities for the ongoing devastation caused by one of …

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