Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
Jan 10, 2025 · The report documenting the department’s findings on the Tulsa Race Massacre, examines events that occurred between on May 31 and June 1, 1921, when white Tulsans mounted a concerted effort to destroy a vibrant Black community, remembered today as …
Seeking to understand and acknowledge the scope and impact of the massacre, the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights . Crime Act, 7 recently announced that its Cold Case Unit would review the …
Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
Jan 11, 2025 · On the night of May 31, 1921, a violent attack by some 10,000 white Tulsans destroyed the thriving Black community in Greenwood. The attack was systematic and coordinated, transcending mere mob violence.
Tulsa race massacre survivors praise DOJ investigation revealing …
Jan 17, 2025 · The two last living survivors of the Tulsa race massacre praised the Department of Justice's efforts to expose the alleged truth behind the 1921 attack but expressed disappointment that the report ...
Department of Justice issues report on Tulsa Race Massacre
Jan 10, 2025 · According to the 126-page report issued Friday, as many as 10,000 white Tulsans "murdered hundreds of residents of Greenwood, burned their homes and churches, looted their belongings and locked the survivors in internment camps."
DOJ announces first-ever federal review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Sep 30, 2024 · Over 100 years after a white mob attacked a then-thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Department of Justice announced the first-ever federal probe into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Justice Department will launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa Race ...
Sep 30, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Justice Department announced Monday it plans to launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an attack by a white mob on a thriving Black district that is considered one of the worst single acts …
Justice Department Says There Are 'Credible Reports' Law …
Jan 10, 2025 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 ...
Tulsa Race Massacre: ‘No avenue’ for criminal case in connection …
Jan 11, 2025 · The first-ever U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre concluded Friday that while federal prosecution may have been possible a century ago there is no longer an avenue...
DOJ review of Tulsa Race Massacre finds no avenue for criminal …
Jan 13, 2025 · DOJ concludes Tulsa Race Massacre was horrific. But there’s no one left to prosecute. The more than 120-page report released on Jan. 10 outlined the scope and impact of the attack that left...