The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
“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.”
2000•NR•1h 20m•9.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Michael Wilkerson
Writer
Michael Wilkerson
Languages
English
Studio
Cinemax Reel Life
Cast
Ed Asner
Roscoe Lee Browne
Nell Carter
Rae Dawn Chong
Bill Cobbs
Bill Cosby
Mike Farrell
Celeste Holm
Mary Kay Place
Dale Robertson
Mary Steenburgen
Courtney B. Vance
John Vernon
Alfre Woodard
Mary Parrish (voice)
Rocky Frisco
Narrator
Production
Company
Cinemax Reel Life
Company
Barrister Productions, L.C.
Producer
Michael Wilkerson
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