The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

May 31, 2000
1h 20m

"In 1921, the "Oil Capital of the World" had a population of 100,000... and a Ku Klux Klan with a membership of over 3,000."

Overview

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.

Director

Michael Wilkerson

Cast

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Mike Farrell

Mike Farrell