Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation

Title: Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation Author: Alfred L Brophy ISBN: 9780195161038 Publisher: Oxford University Press Published: 2003 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. American History 1658880 Publisher Description: The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the country's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century. Thirty city blocks were burned to the ground, perhaps 150 died, and the prosperous black community of Greenwood, Oklahoma, was turned to rubble. Brophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot, showing how and why the rule of law quickly eroded. Brophy shines his lights on mob viol