The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Crafting a Legacy
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-74678-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 104 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 273 g

This book examines the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, perhaps the most lethal and financially devastating instance of collective violence in early twentieth-century America. The Greenwood district, a comparably prosperous black community spanning thirty-five city blocks, was set afire and destroyed by white rioters. This work analyzes the massacre from a sociological perspective, extending an integrative approach to studying its causes, the organizational responses that followed, and the complicated legacy that remains.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Messer, Chris M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Massacre.- 2. Greenwood: The Rise and Devastation of a Prosperous Community.- 3. What Caused the Riot?.- 4. 'Negro Uprising': Framing a Riot.- 5. Transforming Old Understandings: The Fight for Reparations.- 6. Implications.

Über Autor(innen)

Chris M. Messer is Professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology at Colorado State University-Pueblo, USA. His research has appeared in outlets such as American Journal of Sociology and Economics, Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, Rural Sociology, and Journal of Black Studies. He is also a co-author of The Enduring Color Line in U.S. Athletics (2013).