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The Night Tulsa Burned

Long-buried tale of the tragic hours that brought Greenwood to a fiery end, and the misunderstanding that started when a white elevator operator accused 19-year-old Greenwood resident Dick Rowland of assault prompted the violent race riot. Eyewitness accounts, archival film, and dramatizations recount the 1921 race riots in Tulsa.
Aired: Feb 19, 1999 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 42m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: FilmRoos Productions