In Search of History: The Night Tulsa Burned (movie)

In Search of History: The Night Tulsa Burned (movie)

  • Production country: US
  • Production companies: Triage Entertainment
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 2/19/1999
  • Run time: 41 min.

Movie description

Long-buried tale of the tragic hours that brought Greenwood to a fiery end, and the misunderstanding that started when a white elevator operator accused 19-year-old Greenwood resident Dick Rowland of assault prompted the violent race riot. Eyewitness accounts, archival film, and dramatizations recount the 1921 race riots in Tulsa.

Actors

Johnny D. Kirk

Johnny D. Kirk

Role(s): Dick Rowland

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