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Profile of a Race Riot

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Published by
Oklahoma Impact Magazine, American
Commissioned by
Dale Hogg, American
Edited by
Don Ross, American, born 1941
Written by
Ed Wheeler
Description
A magazine insert from Oklahoma Impact Magazine with a story by Ed Wheeler about the Tulsa Race Massacre, published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the event. The insert is a 14-page saddle-stitched booklet. The cover has a color picture of a flames surrounding the center title in white [PROFILE / OF A / RACE / RIOT]. An inscription reading [MK Copeland] is handwritten at the top right corner in blue ink. The interior pages contain black and white photographs of the massacre's aftermath, including images of those killed, along with the text of the article recounting the event. The back cover has the same design as the front, but the text reads [IT / HAPPENED / IN / TULSA / 50 YEARS / AGO].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
1971
Object number
2011.60.18
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
publications
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Closed): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
H x W (Open Flat): 11 × 17 1/16 in. (27.9 × 43.3 cm)
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American South
American West
Race relations
Race riots
Tulsa Race Massacre
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Violence
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.60.18
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4e68a22-f245-434c-875e-dd67f57af608
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