,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,cony]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide a rem$y =        
survivors & desc5dants ( ! victims ( !  
,tulsa1 ,oklahoma ,race ,riot ( #aiba4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,john ,hope ,frankl9 ,tulsa-,gre5wood 
,race ,riot ,claims ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress makes 
! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,9 #aiba1         
,gre5wood 7a community 9 ,tulsa1        
,oklahoma7 0 "o ( ! mo/ prosp]\s        
,african-,am]ican communities 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4 ,s]v+ ov] #h1jjj resid5ts1     
,gre5wood's comm]cial di/rict 0 kn[n    
nationally z ! ,negro ,wall ,/reet4 ,!  
community boa/$ two newspap]s1 ov] a    
doz5 *ur*es1 & hundr$s (                
,african-,am]ican-own$ bus9esses4  7#b7 
,on ! ev5+ ( ,may #ca1 #aiba1 !         
,african-,am]ican ,gre5wood community ( 
,tulsa1 ,oklahoma 0 ravag$ by a ,:ite   

mob4 ,by ! conclusion ( ! riot at       
midday1 ,june #a1 virtually e build+ 9 a
 #db-squ>e-block area ( !               
community--homes1 s*ools1 *ur*es1 &     
bus9esses--0 burn$ to ! gr\nd & ?\s&s 7 
left homeless4 ,ov] #a1bjj homes 7      
de/roy$4 ,e *ur*1 s*ool1 & bus9ess 9    
,gre5wood 0 set on fire4 ,approximately 
#h1jjj ,african-,am]icans 7 left        
homeless & p5niless4 ,unable to rebuild1
 ?\s&s ( resid5ts sp5t ! w9t] (         
#aiba-aibb 9 t5ts4  7#c7 ,cr$ible       
evid5ce supports ! belief t up to #cjj  
,african-,am]icans 7 kill$ dur+ ! riot4 
,z _m victims 7 buri$ 9 unm>k$ graves1  
an exact acc\nt+ is impossible4  7#d7 ,9
 ! wake ( ! ,:ite mob de/ruction ( !    
,gre5wood ,di/rict1 a ,/ate-conv5$ gr&  
jury (ficially plac$ responsibility = ! 
viol5ce on ! ,african-,am]ican          
community1 exon]at+ ,:ites ( all        
responsibility4 ,nei!r ! ,/ate nor !    
city und]took any inve/igations or      
prosecutions1 & docum5ts relat+ to !    
riot vani%$ f ,/ate ar*ives4            

,ultimately1 no convictions 7 obta9$ = !
 incid5ts ( murd]1 arson1 or l>c5y      
connect$ ) ! riot4  7#e7 ,none ( ! m ?an
 #ajj contemporane\sly fil$ lawsuits by 
resid5ts & prop]ty own]s 9 ,gre5wood 7  
successful 9 recov]+ damages f insurance
 companies to assi/ 9 ! recon/ruction ( 
! community4 ,aft] ! city attempt$ to   
block _! r$evelopm5t ef=ts1 victims 7   
=c$ to rebuild ) _! own res\rces or     
ab&on ! community4  7#f7 ,/ate & local  
gov]nm5ts suppress$ or ignor$ issues &  
claims aris+ f ! #aiba riot1 effectively
 excis+ x f collective memory1 until !  
,oklahoma ,legislature creat$ a         
commission to /udy ! ev5t 9 #aiig4 ,!   
commission's ,febru>y #bh1 #bjja1 report
 uncov]$ new in=mation & detail$1 = !   
fir/ "t1 ! ext5t ( involvem5t by ! ,/ate
 & city gov]nm5t 9 prosecut+ & eras+    
evid5ce ( ! riot 7,okla4 ,/at4 ,tit4 #gd
 ,section #hjjj4a 7,we/ #bjje774  7#g7  
,! docum5tation assembl$ by ! #aiba     
,tulsa ,race ,riot ,commission provides 
/rong evid5ce t "s local municipal &    

c\nty (ficials fail$ to take actions to 
calm or conta9 ! situation once viol5ce 
erupt$ &1 9 "s cases1 became p>ticipants
 9 ! subsequ5t viol5ce1 & ev5 deputiz$ &
 arm$ _m ,:ites :o 7 "p ( a mob t kill$1
 loot$1 & burn$ d[n ! ,gre5wood area4   
7#h7 ,bas$ on new in=mation conta9$ 9 ! 
report1 ! ,gre5wood claimants fil$ suit1
 pursuant to ! laws codifi$ 9 sections  
#aiha1 #aihc1 & #aihe ( title #db ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code & ! #ad? ,am5dm5t1  
seek+ damages = ! injuries su/a9$ 9 !   
riot z a result ( ! gov]nm5t's          
involvem5t4 ,_! claims 7 dismiss$ z "t  
b>r$ by ! c\rt1 & s 7 n det]m9$ on !    
m]its 7#chb ,f4#c;d #abjf 7#aj? ,cir4   
#bjjd71 rehrg en banc d5i$ 7) diss5t71  
#cia ,f4#c;d #aaee 7#aj? ,cir4 #bjjd71  
c]t d5i$ ,alex&] v4 ,/ate ( ,oklahoma1  
#edd ,u4,s4 #ajdd 7#bjje774  #c4 ,cause 
( action  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,e p]son :o1 9   
connection ) ! ,tulsa1 ,oklahoma race   
riot ( #aiba & its aft]ma?1 act$ "u     
color ( any /atute1 ord9ance1           
regulation1 cu/om1 or usage ( ! ,/ate ( 

,oklahoma to subject1 or cause to be    
subject$1 any p]son to ! deprivation1 on
 acc\nt ( race1 ( any "r secur$ at ! "t 
( ! deprivation by ,oklahoma law1 %all  
be liable to ! p>ty injur$ 9 a civil    
action = r$ress4  7b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m p]son includes ! ,/ate ( 
,oklahoma4  7c7 ,limitation on          
comm5cem5t ( action ,a civil action "u  
?is section may n be comm5c$ lat] ?an #e
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4