The United States Department of Justice has released an anticipated and first-ever formal federal review on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Survivors of the 1921 massacre and their descendants contemplate the meaning of reparations in today’s Tulsa, Okla.

"Had today’s more robust civil rights laws been in effect in 1921, federal prosecutors could have pursued hate crime charges against the massacre’s perpetrators, including both public officials and private citizens,

The Justice Department has issued a report on its exhaustive probe of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in which it concludes that while there is no longer any "avenue of prosecution," it provides a needed historic record.

The last two living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have vowed to continue their fight for reparations following the release of a new DOJ report.

On Friday, the Department of Justice issued a report on the Tulsa Race Massacre, outlining its finding and evaluation of the massacre undertaken in accordance with the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act.

Some law enforcement members participated in arson and murders that occurred during the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report released Friday.

The Department of Justice was unable to pursue prosecution of persons involved in the decimation of the once-prosperous Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, but now, an official review of the horrific crimes committed in 1921 has recognized the systemic racism at its foundation.

The lead attorney for the last two living Tulsa Race Massacre survivors responds to a DOJ report stating no charges can be filed due to the statute of limitations, and that the City of Tulsa failed to aid victims after the attack.

Of interest were statements from federal agents' reports filed soon after the massacre, including about rumors of an attack that had prompted officials to prepare "for the defense of Tulsa."