The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
0.0 | 2000 | 1h 20m

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

Documentary

In 1921, the "Oil Capital of the World" had a population of 100,000... and a Ku Klux Klan with a membership of over 3,000.

Overview

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.

Michael Wilkerson Writer
Michael Wilkerson Director

Top Billed Cast

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Mike Farrell

Mike Farrell

Celeste Holm

Celeste Holm

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson