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Tulsa Human Rights Commission highlights DOJ report on 1921 race massacre, frames it as evidence of systemic racism
Summary
Members of the commission discussed a U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and said the report’s findings — that the attack resembled a coordinated, military-style assault on Greenwood — underscore ongoing systemic racism and the importance of civic engagement and human-rights oversight.
At the Jan. 2025 meeting of the Tulsa Human Rights Commission, commissioners discussed a recent U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and said the report underscores systemic racism and the continuing need for historical reckoning and civic engagement.
A commissioner read from the Justice Department review attributed to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, saying the report "breaks that silence by rigorous examination and a full accounting of the darkest episodes of our nation's…
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