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A black and white historic photo shows the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, being burned in a two-day riot known as the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

Documentarian hopes film on Tulsa Race...

November 23, 2020
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November 18, 2020
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November 18, 2020
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November 5, 2020
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October 27, 2020
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October 8, 2020
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September 17, 2020
A line of police officers in riot gear point weapons containing rubber bullets at protesters in Los Angeles following the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody on May 25.

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September 16, 2020
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September 9, 2020
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