A leading group of plaintiffs' lawyers and class-action lawyers of renown, and wealth, including the late great Johnie Cochran, Jr., Willie E. Gary, Charles Ogletree, and others, sued in federal court in Oklahoma for damages arising from the 1921 Tulsa Massacre of black people, their businesses, schools, homes, and most churches. The federal district court dismissed the case on the basis of "laches doctrine," meaning the black descendants of these deceased Tulsans had waited "too long" to bring their suit for damages or to seek any form of equitable relief . The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver affirmed the federal district court, And the Supreme Court denied certiorari in 2004, Aerial bombardments and machine gunnery were used on them.
African American History
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May 31, 1921 - On this date in 1921, 300 people died in the Tulsa Race riots, most of them Black, at the hands of a White mob. One of the worst race riots in U.S. history, it lasted two days. Hundreds of people were injured, and more than 1000 Black-owned homes and businesses were destroyed. On the 75th anniversary of the riot, the city extended a spirit of reconciliation by the dedication of a Black granite memorial in Greenwood, the neighborhood most affected by the conflict. The Oklahoma Legislature is considering reparations for victims and survivors and OWN network is creating a mini series for television possible airing in 2016.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
TULSA MASSACRE MAY 31, 1921
A leading group of plaintiffs' lawyers and class-action lawyers of renown, and wealth, including the late great Johnie Cochran, Jr., Willie E. Gary, Charles Ogletree, and others, sued in federal court in Oklahoma for damages arising from the 1921 Tulsa Massacre of black people, their businesses, schools, homes, and most churches. The federal district court dismissed the case on the basis of "laches doctrine," meaning the black descendants of these deceased Tulsans had waited "too long" to bring their suit for damages or to seek any form of equitable relief . The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver affirmed the federal district court, And the Supreme Court denied certiorari in 2004, Aerial bombardments and machine gunnery were used on them.
African American History
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May 31, 1921 - On this date in 1921, 300 people died in the Tulsa Race riots, most of them Black, at the hands of a White mob. One of the worst race riots in U.S. history, it lasted two days. Hundreds of people were injured, and more than 1000 Black-owned homes and businesses were destroyed. On the 75th anniversary of the riot, the city extended a spirit of reconciliation by the dedication of a Black granite memorial in Greenwood, the neighborhood most affected by the conflict. The Oklahoma Legislature is considering reparations for victims and survivors and OWN network is creating a mini series for television possible airing in 2016.