Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins
- Posted on May 31, 2025
- By The Denver Post
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Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins
A two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator.
