Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says
Summary
Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons is leading a campaign for reparations for survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, when a white mob destroyed a prosperous Black neighborhood called Greenwood. His new book, “Redeem a Nation,” discusses this ongoing fight for justice and paying damages to those affected.Key Facts
- The Tulsa Race Massacre happened in 1921, destroying more than 35 city blocks of Greenwood, a thriving Black community.
- About 191 Black-owned businesses were destroyed, and around 11,000 Black residents were forced to leave.
- Official Oklahoma reports say 36 people died, but experts estimate between 75 and 300 deaths.
- Greenwood was known as “Black Wall Street” for its successful Black-owned stores and cultural venues.
- Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about the massacre in college and now leads efforts to get reparations.
- No one has been compensated or held responsible for the massacre nearly 105 years later.
- Solomon-Simmons’s book aims to guide justice efforts for historic wrongs against Black Americans.
- The book is released before the US marks 250 years since its founding and 89 years after slavery was abolished.
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