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Riot and Remembrance: America's Worst Race Riot and Its Legacy
Contributor(s): Hirsch, James S. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0618340769     ISBN-13: 9780618340767
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
OUR PRICE: $16.14  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2024
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Annotation: A bestselling author investigates how the deadliest race riot of the 20th century erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, how it was covered up, and how its victims and their descendants are fighting for belated justice. Two 8-page photo inserts.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 20th Century
- History | African American
Dewey: 976.6
LCCN: 2001501615
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.85 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:

With a new preface, a "profound, chilling, and heartbreaking, contribution to American history" that investigates the causes of the twentieth century's deadliest race riot and how its legacy has scarred and shaped a community (Boston Globe).

On May 30, 1921, a misunderstanding between a white elevator operator and a Black delivery boy escalated into the worse race riot in U.S. history. In this compelling and deeply human account, James Hirsch investigates how the Tulsa riot erupted, how it was covered up, and how the survivors and their descendants fought for belated justice.

"Superbly researched and engagingly written" (Fort Worth Morning Star), Riot and Remembrance powerfully chronicles one community's effort to overcome a horrific legacy, revealing how the segregation of history and memory affects all Americans a hundred years later.

"The best book yet on the Tulsa riots, and one that should be required reading."--Seattle Times

Contributor Bio(s): Hirsch, James S.: - James S. Hirsch, a former reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, is the author of Cheating Destiny, the bestseller Hurricane: The Miracle Journey of Rubin Carter, Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy, and Two Souls Indivisible: The Friendship That Saved Two POWs in Vietnam. He is also a principal of Close Concerns, a consultancy and publishing company that specializes in diabetes. He lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sheryl, and their children, Amanda and Garrett.
 
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