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anemone42's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fantastic book about an area of history I know far too little about: so-called "race riots" of the late 19th and early 20th century in the US. I say "so-called race riots" because what is generally implied by the term "race riots" is that people of color rioted, causing a violent response by the white majority. In this case, however (and very possibly in many others), it was white aggression every step of the way. White men wanted a lynching. White men entered the black part of town and started shooting. White men burned the black part of town to ashes. White men herded the black people of the town into camps like animals, *shooting at them from planes*. No points for guessing who was blamed in national media.
harridansstew's review against another edition
4.0
Not perfect by any means, but well worth your time.
ablake135's review against another edition
5.0
This book was extremely eye-opening. I knew that this massacre happened in Tulsa because my father had mentioned it to me. However, I never fully understood what happened until I read this book.
As a black woman, the feeling of reading this book was extremely eerie at times. Sometimes it was hard to read just because it seems so unreal, but the fact that this really happened and many people hid it for a long time is mind blowing.
Hate, discrimination, and racism takes on many forms. In the case of Tulsa, it took to the form of mass destruction and murder until the white people were satisfied by what they had done.
I strongly recommend this book if you want to learn more about terrible things that had been covered up in American history.
As a black woman, the feeling of reading this book was extremely eerie at times. Sometimes it was hard to read just because it seems so unreal, but the fact that this really happened and many people hid it for a long time is mind blowing.
Hate, discrimination, and racism takes on many forms. In the case of Tulsa, it took to the form of mass destruction and murder until the white people were satisfied by what they had done.
I strongly recommend this book if you want to learn more about terrible things that had been covered up in American history.
lukaron's review against another edition
5.0
Should be required reading in history classes throughout the US.
angelikareadsavariciously's review against another edition
3.0
I’m not a fan of when nonfiction authors write as if they were there (when they weren’t). It doesn’t need to sound like fiction to be riveting. The subject matter should be taught country-wide though.
slider9499's review against another edition
5.0
Should be retquired reading in every school, at every level, in the United States.