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Reconstructing the dreamland : the Tulsa race riot of 1921 : race, reparations and reconciliation / Alfred L. Brophy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brophy, Alfred L., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Riots--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century.
- Riots.
- Racism--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century.
- Racism.
- Tulsa (Okla.)--Race relations.
- Tulsa (Okla.).
- Physical Description:
- xx, 187 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Tulsa riot of 1921 was probably the worst race riot in the United States in the 20th century. Here, Brophy chronicles the details of the event, showing how and why a rule of law that was supposed to protect its citizens quickly eroded.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. Seeking Justice and the Origins of the Riot
- 2. "Thinking He Can Whip the World": The Riot
- 3. Picturing the Riot
- 4. "A White Wash Brush and a Big One in Operation in Tulsa": Tulsa Interprets the Riot
- 5. Tulsa Will! Tulsa Will? Tulsa Will Dodge: The Failure of Reconstruction
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliographic Essay
- Index.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028969-4
- 0-19-772031-5
- 1-60256-688-7
- 1-280-83807-8
- 0-19-803649-3
- 9786610838073
- 0-19-530297-4
- OCLC:
- 80242841
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