,h4 ,,res4 #cih  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,may #ah1    
#bjba  ,,resolution  ,:]eas1 9 ! e>ly   
#bj? c5tury1 de jure segregation conf9$ 
,tulsa's ,black resid5ts into !         
,gre5wood ,di/rict1 :i* !y built into a 
?riv+ community ) a nationally r5[n$    
entrepr5eurial c5t] kn[n z ! ,black     
,wall ,/reet2 ,:]eas1 at ! "t1 ,:ite    
supremacy & raci/ viol5ce 7 common      
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates & w5t l>gely    
un*eck$ by ! ju/ice sy/em2 ,:]eas       
reports ( an alleg$ & disput$ incid5t on
 ! morn+ ( ,may #cj1 #aiba1 betwe5 two  
te5ag]s1 a ,black man & a ,:ite woman1  
caus$ ! ,:ite community ( ,tulsa1       
includ+ ! ,tulsa ,tribune1 to call = a  
lyn*+ amid/ a climate ( ,:ite racial    
ho/ility & ,:ite res5tm5t ov] ,black    
economic success2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #ca1  
#aiba1 a mob ( arm$ ,:ite m5 desc5d$ ^u 
,tulsa's ,gre5wood ,di/rict & laun*$ :at
 is n[ kn[n z ! ,tulsa ,race ,massacre2 
,:]eas ,tulsa municipal & c\nty         
au?orities fail$ to take actions to calm

 or conta9 ! viol5ce1 & civil & law     
en=cem5t (ficials deputiz$ _m ,:ite m5  
:o 7 p>ticipants 9 ! viol5ce z _! ag5ts1
 directly contribut+ to ! viol5ce ?r\gh 
ov]t & (t5 illegal acts2 ,:]eas1 ov] a  
p]iod ( #bd h\rs1 ! ,:ite mob's viol5ce 
l$ to ! dea? ( an e/imat$ #cjj ,black   
resid5ts1 z well z ov] #hjj reports (   
injuries2 ,:]eas ! ,:ite mob loot$1     
damag$1 burn$1 or o!rwise de/roy$       
approximately #dj squ>e blocks ( !      
,gre5wood di/rict1 includ+ an e/imat$   
#a1bef homes ( ,black resid5ts1 z well z
 virtually e o!r /ructure1 includ+      
*ur*es1 s*ools1 bus9esses1 a hospital1 &
 a libr>y1 leav+ ne>ly #i1jjj ,black    
,tulsans homeless & effectively wip+ out
 t5s ( millions ( doll>s 9 ,black       
prosp]ity & weal? 9 ,tulsa2 ,:]eas1 9 ! 
wake ( ! ,tulsa ,race ,massacre1 !      
,gov]nor ( ,oklahoma decl>$ m>tial law1 
& units ( ! ,oklahoma ,national ,gu>d   
p>ticipat$ 9 ! mass arre/s ( all or     
ne>ly all ( ,gre5wood's surviv+         
resid5ts1 remov+ !m f ,gre5wood to o!r  

p>ts ( ,tulsa & unlawfully deta9+ !m 9  
hold+ c5t]s2 ,:]eas ,oklahoma local &   
,/ate gov]nm5ts dismiss$ claims aris+ f 
! #aiba ,tulsa ,race ,massacre =        
decades1 & ! ev5t 0 effectively eras$ f 
collective memory & hi/ory until1 9     
#aiig1 ! ,oklahoma ,/ate ,legislature   
f9ally creat$ a commission to /udy !    
ev5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bh1 #bjja1 ! 
commission issu$ a report t detail$1 = !
 fir/ "t1 ! ext5t ( ! ,massacre &       
decades-long ef=ts to suppress its      
recollection2 ,:]eas none ( ! law       
en=cem5t (ficials nor any ( ! hundr$s ( 
o!r ,:ite mob memb]s :o p>ticipat$ 9 !  
viol5ce 7 ev] prosecut$ or held         
acc\ntable = ! hundr$s ( lives lo/ & t5s
 ( millions ( doll>s ( ,black weal?     
de/roy$1 despite ! ,tulsa ,race         
,massacre ,commission confirm+ _! roles 
9 ! ,massacre1 nor 0 any comp5sation ev]
 provid$ to ! ,massacre's victims or _! 
desc5dants2 ,:]eas gov]nm5t & city      
(ficials n only abdicat$ _!             
responsibility to rebuild & repair !    

,gre5wood community 9 ! wake ( !        
viol5ce1 b actively block$ ef=ts to d s1
 contribut+ to cont9u$ racial disp>ities
 9 ,tulsa ak9 to ^? t ,black p face     
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! patt]n 
( viol5ce aga9/ ,black p 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 (t5 at ! h&s ( law en=cem5t1 %[s
 t ! fight to end ,/ate-sanction$       
viol5ce aga9/ ,black p cont9ues2 &      
,:]eas ! ye> #bjba m>ks ! #ajj?         
anniv]s>y ( ! ,tulsa ,race ,massacre3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$      
,/ates c a*ieve a m p]fect union-- 7#a7 
by condemn+ ! viol5ce & de/ruction      
p]petrat$ aga9/ ! ,african-,am]ican     
community ( ,gre5wood1 9 ,tulsa1        
,oklahoma1 ! sc5e ( ! !n-l>ge/ s+le     
in/ance ( dome/ic t]ror aga9/ ,am]ican  
citiz5s2  7#b7 ?r\gh ! rejection &      
active opposition to ! false ideology ( 
,:ite supremacy & condemnation ( all    
gr\ps & organizations t ascribe to ?is  
false sy/em ( belief & seek to p]petuate
 _! views ?r\gh viol5ce & unlawful      

conduct2  7#c7 by promot+ tol]ance &    
unity & tak+ actions to ensure t        
gov]nm5tal policies & actions d n fo/]  
division1 di%>mony1 or intol]ance2  7#d7
 by call+ ^u all ,am]icans to celebrate 
! e?nic1 racial1 & religi\s div]sity t  
has made ! ,unit$ ,/ates ! lead] ( !    
community ( nations & ! beacon ( hope & 
inspiration to oppress$ p]sons ev]y:]e2 
7#e7 enc\rag+ all p]sons 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates to reflect ^u ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates z an imp]fect b committ$ j\rney 
to e/abli% a m p]fect union & to *]i% & 
ex]cise ! rights1 privileges1 &         
responsibilities gu>ante$ by !          
,con/itution2 &  7#f7 recognizes !      
commitm5t ( ,congress to ackn[l$ge &    
le>n f ! hi/ory ( racism & racial       
viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ !    
,tulsa ,race ,massacre1 to rev]se !     
legacy ( ,:ite supremacy & fight =      
racial ju/ice4  ,cl]k4