TY - BOOK N2 - "In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that . . . author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this . . . nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre"--Provided by publisher. AB - "In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that . . . author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this . . . nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre"--Provided by publisher. T1 - Black birds in the sky :the story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre / AU - Colbert, Brandy, ET - First edition. CN - F704.T92 CN - F704.T92 ID - 1404898 KW - Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 KW - African Americans KW - African Americans KW - Riots KW - Racism against Black people KW - African Americans KW - Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921. KW - African Americans KW - Noirs américains KW - Noirs américains KW - Massacre de Tulsa, Tulsa, Okl., 1921 KW - Noirs américains KW - YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights. KW - YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Violence. KW - YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century. KW - Riots. KW - Racism. KW - Race relations. KW - African Americans KW - African Americans. KW - African Americans KW - African Americans. SN - 9780063056664 SN - 0063056666 TI - Black birds in the sky :the story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre / ER -