This picture book sensitively introduces young readers to this tragedy and concludes with a call for a better future. News of what happened was largely suppressed, and no official investigation occurred for seventy-five years. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community.
Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and IllustratorĬelebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. Carole Boston Weatherford Floyd Cooper - 'Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's. Illustrator Floyd Cooper, who grew up in Tulsa and whose illustrations capture the dignity of individuals and the vibrancy of the community, as well as anger, chaos and fear, writes about his grandfather, whose memories of the massacre were how he learned about it as a child, noting it was never spoken of in school.Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Get this from a library Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre. “Once upon a time in Greenwood,” up to 300 Black people died, more than 8,000 were left homeless, “and hundreds of businesses were reduced to ash.” A later investigation determined “police and city officials had plotted with the white mob to destroy the nation’s wealthiest Black community.” Author Carole Boston Weatherford’s affecting account of the tragedy and the racism behind it is followed by an author’s note that includes additional information about the unfounded arrest of the young Black man, “who either stumbled or stepped” onto the foot of the young white woman.
He was arrested, and a white mob intent on lynching him clashed with Black men intent on protecting him, leaving 12 dead. In 1921, a young Black man was accused by a young white woman of assault.
Although they couldn’t escape racism and segregation in Tulsa, Black people had built the 10,000-strong, thriving Greenwood neighborhood. “Once upon a time near Tulsa, Oklahoma…” There is promise in the opening pages of this picture-book history as the Black community in the booming city of Tulsa prospers in the early 20 th century. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford.
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