The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims
Object Details
- Written by
- B. C. Franklin, American, 1879 - 1960
- Description
- A manuscript titled “The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims” by B.C. Franklin. The unpublished manuscript consists of ten pages written in black type on yellowed paper. It was written on August 22, 1931, ten years after the Tulsa Race Massacre and recounts the events of the massacre as witnessed by the author, including an account of Franklin witnessing three men being killed by the mob. The manuscript is signed by B.C. Franklin on the last page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin
- August 22, 1931
- Object number
- 2015.176.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- manuscripts
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 9 in. (35.6 × 22.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- 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_2015.176.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56322e79f-ac61-44ce-b722-d0fd03002cd6
