DOJ Reviews Tulsa Race Massacre

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched its first-ever federal investigation into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a devastating racial attack that left up to 300 Black residents dead and destroyed the prosperous Greenwood district, known as 'Black Wall Street'. This review, conducted by the Civil Rights Division's Cold Case Unit under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, aims to analyze the massacre in the context of both modern and historical civil rights laws. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke emphasized the importance of acknowledging the trauma endured by survivors and their descendants. Although there is no expectation of prosecuting living perpetrators, the DOJ will issue a comprehensive report by the end of the year. This decision follows the Oklahoma Supreme Court's dismissal of a reparations case filed by the massacre's survivors.