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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...

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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

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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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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.”

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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...

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Jun 4, 2020
2 min

The Kaiser System

The Complications of Big Philanthropy in a Small City by Michael Mason - Illustration by Laury Denoyes “It is a truism to say that Tulsa...

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Jun 4, 2020
1 min

"Fire In Little Africa" Hip-Hop Project Commemorates 1921 Race Massacre

by The Black Wall Street Times - Tulsa hip-hop royalty recording in the former home of KKK leader Tate Brady @skyline.venue Photo by...

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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...

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May 22, 2020
4 min

The Greatest Rock n Roll Documentary You've Never Seen

by Lee Roy Chapman - After a few years on the road playing and producing concert documentaries with Joe Cocker (Mad Dogs and Englishmen,...

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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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Explore the hidden and neglected history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and beyond through articles, images, podcasts and videos from a diverse array of voices.

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Welcome to the Library.

Watch, read and listen to important happenings past and present that shape our community.

We are adding to the library. If there is an important story that should be told, let us know.

History

Explore the hidden and neglected history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and beyond through articles, images, podcasts and videos from a diverse array of voices.

Arts & Culture

Music

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