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Prompt: Compose an essay of approximately 3,000 words that explains what happened in Tulsa in the spring of 1921. How can we use these sources to weave an objective, coherent interpretation of what happened in Tulsa and why it happened? What does the incident tell us race relations in 1920s America?
Pay attention to the divergent perspectives presented in the sources below.
Pay attention to how these sources explain the roots and immediate causes of the riot.
Pay attention to where each writer gets his or her information about the event.Prompt: Compose an essay of approximately 3,000 words that explains what happened in Tulsa in the spring of 1921. How can we use these sources to weave an objective, coherent interpretation of what happened in Tulsa and why it happened? What does the incident tell us race relations in 1920s America?
Use these sources
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5118https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5118
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024055/1921-06-11/ed-1/seq-1/https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024055/1921-06-11/ed-1/seq-1/
https://www.tulsahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1984.002.060_RedCrossReport-sm.pdfhttps://www.tulsahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1984.002.060_RedCrossReport-sm.pdf
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042345/1921-06-01/ed-3/seq-1/#words=RACE+WARhttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042345/1921-06-01/ed-3/seq-1/#words=RACE+WAR
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5119https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5119