1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Massacre
Hear the oral histories of Oklahomans who experienced the 1921 Race Massacre firsthand and learn from their incredible lives and legacies.
Learn From These Influential Oklahomans
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
Civil Rights ActivistHer son, Bruce, tells the story of his pioneering mother who became the first African-American to attend OU's law school.
Jenkin Jones Jr.
The Tulsa TribuneThrough the headlines of the Tulsa Tribune, the Jones family has been a part of local and national history.
Jim Goodwin
Owner of The Oklahoma Eagle Newspaper, Lawyer, Healthcare LeaderJames "Jim" Osby Goodwin is the owner of The Oklahoma Eagle, Tulsa's only black-owned newspaper, a prominent lawyer who argued cases for free speech and reparations for the 1921 Race Massacre, and served on the Tulsa City-County Board of Health for over 50 years.
Julius Pegues
First Black Varsity Basketball Player at Pittsburgh University, USAF Weather Forecaster, FAA Advisor, ActivistJulius Pegues was best known for his work to memorialize Tulsa’s 1921 Race Massacre and the history and culture of Black Tulsans through the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, with his efforts laying the groundwork for the Greenwood Rising History Center.
Otis Clark
Tulsa 1921 Race Massacre106-year-old evangelist and survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Reuben Gant
Football PlayerAfter a successful career in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills, Gant returned to Tulsa and became a community leader.
Wavel Ashbaugh
CentenarianHer advice for living to 105 is to "put one foot in front of the other and keep going."
Wess & Cathryn Young
Tulsa 1921 Race MassacreSurvivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and dedicated activist is joined by his wife, Cathryn.
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