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1921 Race Riot Special Edition
In 2001, Toydrum developed a special issue for the Oklahoma Eagle Newspaper,
commemorating the final report of the 1921 Race Riot Commission, as well as
the filing of a lawsuit brought against the City of Tulsa by survivors of
the riot.
In 1921, the Tulsa Race Riot occurred, and was one of the nation's worst
acts of racial violence. The 35 blocks of businesses and residences were
burned in the Greenwood District and as many as 300 persons were left dead,
a large majority were black.
The Oklahoma State Legislature passed laws in 2001 aimed at revitalizing
Greenwood, setting up a scholarship fund for college-bound descendants of
riot victims and appropriating $2 million for what is now known as the John
Hope Franklin Greenwood Memorial of Reconciliation. Greenwood has never
fully recovered, but two blocks of the old neighborhood have been restored
and are part of the Greenwood Historical District.
Efforts for reparations for the survivors and descendants of victims of the
Tulsa Race Riot are ongoing.
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