A review by tonymacky
The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice by Scott Ellsworth

4.0

like other reviewers, while expecting more of a historical account of both the Massacre and the process of reconciliation (or attempts thereof), this is written much more in a narrative fashion, especially from Ellsworth's perspective. moreover, it feels like half the story: the latter third talks of so much promise and progress, especially regarding reparations and the close inspection of mass grave bodies, but the book suddenly wraps up very quickly. furthermore, being narrative based, there are no footnotes, and while there are references in the 'notes' section at the end, it is hard to keep track of which quotes are from where.

overall though, still a fascinating insight into the exposure of the Tulsa Race Massacre both to Tulsa and the wider world, and does a good job of expressing the mass cover-up