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The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
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84
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Readers
73/100Critics
96/100Scholars
Author:
Scott Ellsworth
Publisher:
Dutton
Date:
May 18, 2021
One hundred years after the Tulsa Massacre, historian Scott Ellsworth returns to his hometown to tell the untold story of how America's foremost hidden racial tragedy was finally brought to light, and the unlikely cast of characters that made it happen.
What The Reviewers Say
... a propulsive present tense.
... offers a moving and humane portrait of the massacre, drawn from the author’s extensive investigation as well as his experience as a native Tulsan. While Ellsworth traces his own journey researching the massacre since the 1970s, he also places Black Tulsans and their memories at the center of his narrative.
... a much-needed book that acts like a mirror. Though documenting a particular place and time, it helps us understand the race-based and sectarian turmoil that is so pervasive today.
.. .resists the urge to monetize the centennial anniversary of unspeakable evil by offering a more detailed account of black trauma at the hands of a lawless mob of white Tulsans drunk on the myth of racial supremacy.
