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Black birds in the sky : The story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Colbert, Brandy (author.). Balzer + Bray, (publisher.).

Summary: "In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that . . . author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this . . . nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre"--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780063056664
  • ISBN: 0063056666
  • ISBN: 9780800002435
  • ISBN: 0800002431
  • ISBN: 9780063056671
  • ISBN: 0063056674
  • Physical Description: print
    216 pages : black and white illustrations, map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-214) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: May 30, 1921 -- Oklahoma! Soon be livin' in a brand-new state -- To be Black in America -- Fighting for survival -- May 31, 1921 -- Black Wall Street comes alive -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it!, or The promise of a lynching -- June 1, 1921 -- The aftermath -- The legacy of Greenwood -- Afterword.
Target Audience Note:
9-12
15-18
Language Note:
Text in English
Awards Note:
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist, 2022.
Winner of the Boston Globe Horn Award for non-fiction, 2022
Subject: African Americans Oklahoma Tulsa History 20th century
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921
Tulsa (Okla.) Race relations History 20th century
African Americans Crimes against Oklahoma Tulsa
Genre: Young adult literature.
Instructional and educational works.

Available copies

  • 47 of 52 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 4 of 4 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Easton Area Public Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 52 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Easton Main Library 976.6 C684b (Text) 31901004554343 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Easton Palmer Branch 976.6 C (Text)
Memorial: Presented to the Palmer Branch by Marilyn Morris in Memory of Her Beloved Husband, Douglas Morris
31901004543551 YA Nonfiction Available -

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