Description: Tulsa, 1921 shines new light into the shadows that have long been cast over this extraordinary instance of racial violence. With the clarity and descriptive power of a veteran journalist, author Randy Krehbiel digs deep into the events and their aftermath and investigates decades-old questions about the local culture at the root of what one writer has called a white-led pogrom.
Brief description: Karlos K. Hill is Regents' Associate Professor in the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Photographic History.
Review Quotes: "Randy Krehbiel's book is a much-needed contribution to Oklahoma history and African American history. Tulsa 1921: Reporting a Massacre allows for the opportunity to continue the dialogue about racialized violence in the United States and Oklahoma, both historically and today. The book is also an important contribution for understanding the role of the press in racialized violence during the early twentieth century."-- Chronicles of Oklahoma