Tulsa 1921 Race Massacre Timeline

Barrett declared martial law at 11:49 am on June 1st, [...]

Under the martial law established this day, these detainees were [...]

By this time, thousands of surviving black citizens had fled [...]

Meanwhile, his troops paused to eat breakfast. Barrett summoned reinforcements [...]

Ordered in by the governor, he could not legally act [...]

Adjutant General Charles Barrett of the Oklahoma National Guard arrived [...]

Many white families compiled, and those who refused were subjected [...]

They demanded that families turn over their employees to be [...]

As unrest spread to other parts of the city, many [...]

Numerous eyewitnesses described airplanes carrying white assailants, who fired rifles [...]