Tulsa's 1921 massacre of Black citizens leaves painful legacy

By Elaine McArdle, Kenny Wiley

Racial justice activists, many of them Unitarian Universalists, work in Tulsa to overcome the painful legacy of a 1921 riot that killed up to 300 Black people.

About the Authors

Elaine McArdle

Elaine McArdle is a UU World senior editor. An award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience, she has written for the Boston Globe and Boston Globe Magazine, Harvard Law Bulletin, Northeastern Law Magazine, and many others....

Kenny Wiley

Kenny Wiley was a UU World senior editor from 2015 to 2018. His writing has also appeared in the Boston Globe, the Houston Chronicle, and Skyd Magazine.

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