Dr. J. E. Wright

Historical marker location:

Savanna, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 69 and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 69.)

Marker installed: 1995

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.