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    Alias: James Jones and "Diamond Dick" Rowland
    • Feb 17
    • 10 min

    Alias: James Jones and "Diamond Dick" Rowland

    More than 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the central character known as “Diamond Dick” Rowland remains a mystery, until now.
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    "Move The Negroes Out"
    • Jan 25
    • 18 min

    "Move The Negroes Out"

    The plan was to demolish Sand Spring’s largest Black community and replace it with a retail and commercial district.
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    "Public Secrets" Podcast - Ep. 2
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    "Public Secrets" Podcast - Ep. 2

    While the Tulsa Race Massacre has grown to occupy a prominent position in the history of America’s struggle with race, the event itself...
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    The Desegregation of Charles Page High School in 1964
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 14 min

    The Desegregation of Charles Page High School in 1964

    By John Neal – Charles Page High School in Sand Springs, Oklahoma from the 1965 Sandite yearbook of student Barbara Eichenfeld courtesy...
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    Echo of History: The City of Tulsa’s Mass Graves Debacle
    • Sep 24, 2021
    • 29 min

    Echo of History: The City of Tulsa’s Mass Graves Debacle

    – By Randy Hopkins Art by Randy Riggs On the morning of July 30, 2021, an iron fence and locked gates divided two groups of Tulsans at...
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    "Public Secrets" Podcast - Ep. 1
    • Sep 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    "Public Secrets" Podcast - Ep. 1

    – Mass Graves at Oaklawn with Chief Amusan and Kavin Ross In the aftermath of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, there were numerous accounts...
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    The Notorious Sarah Page
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 15 min

    The Notorious Sarah Page

    Most of Sarah Page’s legend is untrue. Fortunately, it is now possible to meet the real person at the center of Tulsa’s race war.
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    Recovering History: The Freeing of Dick Roland
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 15 min

    Recovering History: The Freeing of Dick Roland

    by Randy Hopkins – An affidavit signed by Dick Roland. Courtesy of Ruth Avery Sigler Collection, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa While...
    762 views1 comment
    Mask of Atonement: The Plan to Rebuild the Homes of Greenwood
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 9 min

    Mask of Atonement: The Plan to Rebuild the Homes of Greenwood

    By Randy Hopkins– The front page of the Witchita Daily Eagle on June 3rd, 1921 On Thursday morning, June 2, 1921, one of Tulsa’s many...
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    The Plot to Kill "Diamond Dick Rowland" and the Tulsa Race Massacre  - Part Three
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 23 min

    The Plot to Kill "Diamond Dick Rowland" and the Tulsa Race Massacre - Part Three

    By Randy Hopkins– A scene from the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 courtesy of the Tulsa World Part 3 - War comes to Tulsa James Hirsch,...
    654 views1 comment
    The Plot to Kill "Diamond Dick Rowland" and the Tulsa Race Massacre - Part Two
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 28 min

    The Plot to Kill "Diamond Dick Rowland" and the Tulsa Race Massacre - Part Two

    By Randy Hopkins – Article from the Tulsa Tribune state-edition on June 1st, 1921 courtesy of The Oklahoma Historical Society. Part Two -...
    1,120 views0 comments
    Racing to the Precipice: Tulsa's Last Lynching
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 55 min

    Racing to the Precipice: Tulsa's Last Lynching

    By Randy Hopkins – Tom Owens, also known as Roy Belton, courtesy of the Tulsa Tribune The words passed down a dark, narrow stairway...
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    The Plot to Kill "Diamond Dick Rowland" & The Tulsa Race Massacre - Part One
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 34 min

    The Plot to Kill "Diamond Dick Rowland" & The Tulsa Race Massacre - Part One

    By Randy Hopkins – J.M. Adkinson from a campaign advertisement courtesy of the author. On Tuesday afternoon, May 31, 1921, a newspaper...
    1,609 views0 comments
    Monumental Malice
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 18 min

    Monumental Malice

    By Fraser Kastner – The monument in Owen Park was erected by the Tulsa Association of Pioneers in honor of the charter members of the...
    2,044 views1 comment
    Birthday of the Klan: The Tulsa Outrage of 1917
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 66 min

    Birthday of the Klan: The Tulsa Outrage of 1917

    The I.W.W. had indeed been heavily infiltrated, such that it was increasingly difficult to tell where the union left off and the spies began
    2,388 views0 comments
    Here Be Monsters Podcast Ep. 140
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Here Be Monsters Podcast Ep. 140

    by KCRW A man surveying the damage of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 with a sun rising and pillars of smoke billowing. Original image...
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    The Nightmare of Dreamland: Tate Brady and The Tulsa Outrage
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 19 min

    The Nightmare of Dreamland: Tate Brady and The Tulsa Outrage

    The man’s cries were ignored; every man was whipped, tarred, and feathered. The incident became known “The Tulsa Outrage.”
    1,547 views1 comment
    Public Secrets: Cavalry Cemetary
    • Jun 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Public Secrets: Cavalry Cemetary

    by This Land Press In this episode of Public Secrets, Lee Roy Chapman and Kavin Ross uncover a secret Cherokee Freedmen cemetery in South...
    107 views0 comments
    Who's Afraid of Elohim City?
    • May 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    Who's Afraid of Elohim City?

    by Lee Roy Chapman and Joshua Kline — Originally published in the April 15th, 2012 edition of This Land. Bad men are drawn to the City of...
    216 views0 comments
    The Strange Love of Dr. Billy James Hargis
    • May 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Strange Love of Dr. Billy James Hargis

    by Lee Roy Chapman – This photo is among those in the collection of Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett. The collection of negatives was salvaged...
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    1940s Greenwood on Film
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    1940s Greenwood on Film

    by The Harold Anderson Black Wall Street Collection via Getty Images – View a collection of over 25 short b-roll film clips from Harold...
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    Public Secrets: White Dove Review
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Public Secrets: White Dove Review

    by This Land Press – Historical savant Lee Roy Chapman takes us on a tour of the forgotten histories of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Today's episode:...
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    Public Secrets: Woody Guthrie
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Public Secrets: Woody Guthrie

    by This Land Press – Lee Roy Chapman introduces us to the hometown of legendary folksinger Woody Guthrie, Okemah, Oklahoma. The “Public...
    175 views0 comments
    Public Secrets: Tate Brady
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Public Secrets: Tate Brady

    by This Land Press – Lee Roy Chapman Delves into the checkered past of Tulsa Founding Father Tate Brady in this episode of Public...
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    Public Secrets: The Sex Pistols
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Public Secrets: The Sex Pistols

    by This Land Press – In this episode of Public Secrets, we delve into the infamous Sex Pistols show at Cain's Ballroom on January 12th,...
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    1966 Interview of Ralph Ellison on Invisible Man
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    1966 Interview of Ralph Ellison on Invisible Man

    by The Oklahoma Historical Society – Black and white film footage (commercially produced) provides a rare interview with award-winning...
    174 views0 comments
    1950s Video of Native Americans Dancing at Indian City, USA
    • May 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    1950s Video of Native Americans Dancing at Indian City, USA

    A rare color film with audio of various American Indian dances Indian City, USA in Anadarko, Oklahoma in the 1950s.
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