The Tulsa Race Riots

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1. The Tulsa riots were a confrontation between some of the white community of Tulsa, Oklahoma and the nearby black community of Greenwood. What best describes Greenwood just prior to the riots? It was a poor community It was fairly prosperous It was isolated from the white community It was generally unknown among black communities

2. At the time of the riots, the Ku Klux Klan was active in the Tulsa area. The KKK enjoyed positive publicity from a movie that played all over the United States. What was that movie? "Birth of a Nation" "The Triumph of the Will" "Gone With the Wind" "The Sound and the Fury"

3. The Tulsa Riots occurred just after a major war. Both black and white veterans from that war were involved in the riots, bringing their weapons and army training with them. Which war was it? World War I The Civil War World War II The Vietnam War

4. The arrest of a young black man, Dick Rowland, started the events that lead to the riots. What was he accused of? Molesting a young white woman Stealing from a white family Showing disrespect to a police officer Running over a white child with his car

5. Just before the riots, a major Tulsa newspaper called on crowds to lynch the black prisoner just arrested. True False

6. What did the sheriff, William McCullough, do when confronted with the hostile crowd demanding the release of the prisoner to them? He resisted at first, then had to give in to superior numbers He fled for his life He gave in to the crowd almost at once He told them to go home

7. The first shots and casualties of the Tulsa riots occurred at: The court house The boundary of Greenwood The jail house The commercial district

8. After the original outbreak of violence, mobs from Tulsa crossed into the black community of Greenwood around daybreak the next day. What did they do there? They set fire to homes They shot armed men They shot civilians All of these

9. What were the most likely estimates of deaths and damage in the Tulsa riots? Over 1,000 killed and thousands of homes destroyed About 50 killed and 80-120 homes destroyed About 100 killed and hundreds of homes destroyed Around 300 killed and about 1,000 homes destroyed

10. In the immediate aftermath of the riots, the community of Greenwood worked to rebuild its homes and businesses. What factors stood in the way of rebuilding? All of these The City of Tulsa changed its building codes Many people stayed away Money was tight