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Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre  Cover Image Book Book

Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre / Carole Boston Weatherford ; Floyd Cooper.

Summary:

"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"-- Provided by publisher.
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. Thousands were left homeless. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Unspeakable helps young readers understand the events of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history.-- adapted from jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1541581202
  • ISBN: 9781541581203
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12 Carolrhoda Books.
Grades 4-6 Carolrhoda Books.
1100L Lexile.
Subject: Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Violence against > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
African Americans > Violence against > Oklahoma > Tulsa > History > 20th century.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / State & Local.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Violence.
African Americans > Violence against.
Race relations.
African Americans > History.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Tulsa (Okla.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > History > 20th century.
Tulsa (Okla.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Oklahoma > Tulsa.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > History.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) > Race relations > History.
Tulsa (Okla.) > Race relations > History.
Genre: Informational works.
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.
History.
Juvenile works.
Informational works.
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library J 976.6 WEA (Text) 000161694 Children's Library -- Nonfiction Available -

Summary: "Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. Thousands were left homeless. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Unspeakable helps young readers understand the events of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history.-- adapted from jacket.

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