African-Americans

Historical marker location:

Newkirk, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 77) and 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)

The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history. The massacre, which occurred in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Black residents and the destruction of much of the district.