,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjba ,mr4  
,h]n 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4       
,lucas1 ,mr4 ,mull91 & ,mrs4 ,bice (    
,oklahoma7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ,education & ,labor1 & ,natural     
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #ajj?        
,anniv]s>y ( ! #aiba ,tulsa ,race       
,massacre4  ,:]eas1 9 ! e>ly #aijjs1 _m 
,black individuals & families settl$    
?r\gh\t ,oklahoma1 sett+ up vibrant     
communities & doz5s ( all-,black t[ns4  
,^! individuals came look+ = new        
opportunities1 fre$om1 & a *ance = a    
bett] life2 ,:]eas ! mo/ fam\s &        
prosp]\s ( ^! ,black communities 0 9    
,tulsa's ,gre5wood ,di/rict2 ,:]eas     
,o4,w4 ,gurley1 a weal?y ,black bus9ess 

own]1 mov$ to ,tulsa 9 #aijf & pur*as$  
tracts ( l& sold prim>ily to ,black     
individuals & families4 ,! l& /ret*$ f  
,p9e ,/reet to ! nor?1 to ,ar*] ,/reet  
on ! s\?1 & ,detroit ,av5ue on ! we/1 & 
! ,midl& ,valley rail l9e on ! ea/2     
,:]eas segregation & ! inaccessibility (
 res\rces l$ ,o4,w4 ,gurley & o!rs to   
op5 a v>iety ( comm]cial e/abli%m5ts1   
includ+ room+ h\ses1 groc]y /ores1 b>b] 
%ops1 beauty salons1 re/aurants1        
clo?i]s1 ph>macies1 movie !at]s1 dance  
halls1 pool halls1 confection]ies1      
jitney s]vices1 & pr(essional (fices    
7su* z = doctors1 lawy]s1 d5ti/s1 &     
acc\ntants72 ,:]eas ! ,gre5wood ,di/rict
 became a ?riv+ community :]e ,black    
bus9ess own]s1 s*ools1 & *ur*es fl\ri%$1
 &1 by ! late #aiajs1 x 0 ! weal?ie/    
,black community 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas *ur*es su* z ,v]non ,african     
,me?odi/ ,episcopal ,*ur*1 ,zion ,bapti/
 ,*ur*1 ,fir/ ,bapti/ ,*ur* ,nor?       
,tulsa1 ,p>adise ,bapti/ ,*ur*1         
,metropolitan ,bapti/ ,*ur*1 & o!rs     

became c5tral to ! family life & culture
 ( ! ,gre5wood ,di/rict2 ,:]eas !       
,gre5wood ,di/rict became home to       
prom95t pr(essionals su* z ,dr4 ,a4,c4  
,jackson1 :o 0 kn[n z ! mo/ skill$      
,black surgeon 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &     
prom95t attorney ,b4,c4 ,frankl92 ,:]eas
 ,ellis ,walk] ,woods1 :o walk$ ov] #ejj
 miles f ,memphis to ,oklahoma1 answ]$ !
 call = ,african-,am]ican tea*]s &      
became ! fir/ pr9cipal ( ,book] ,t4     
,wa%+ton ,high ,s*ool2 ,:]eas1 by #aiba1
 ! community 0 home to ?\s&s ( ,black   
resid5ts :o liv$ & work$ 9 ! mo/        
prosp]\s ,black community 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! community e>n$ ! "n    
,negro ,wall ,/reet ( ,am]ica 7lat]1    
simply kn[n z ! ,black ,wall ,/reet7 f !
 fam$ ,african-,am]ican au?or &         
educator1 ,book] ,t4 ,wa%+ton2 ,:]eas1 z
 ! opportunities = ,black families grew1
 ! community began to attract m ,black  
families1 bus9ess own]s1 well-educat$   
pr(essionals1 & individuals flee+ racial
 oppression & discrim9ation 9 o!r       

,/ates2 ,:]eas ! t[n ( ,tullahassee1    
,oklahoma1 f\nd$ 9 #ahhc1 is reg>d$ z "o
 ( ! olde/ surviv+ hi/orically ,black   
t[ns ( ,indian ,t]ritory2 ,:]eas ! area 
:]e ,tullahassee 0 f\nd$ 0 orig9ally "p 
( ! ,creek ,nation & ! t[n _h an        
e/abli%$ s*ool by #ahej2 ,:]eas ! t[n ( 
,lang/on1 ,oklahoma1 0 f\nd$ 9 #ahij &  
nam$ aft] ,john ,m]c] ,lang/on1 an      
,african-,am]ican educator & ,memb] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives f ,virg9ia2     
,:]eas1 #g ye>s lat]1 ! ,oklahoma       
,t]ritorial ,legislature e/abli%$ !     
,color$ ,agricultural & ,normal         
,univ]sity 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z  
,,canu71 :i* w\ld lat] be r5am$ ,lang/on
 ,univ]sity4 ,! ,univ]sity has gr[n f   
#da /ud5ts 9 #ahig to ov] #c1jjj 9      
#bjba2 ,:]eas prom95t ,oklahomans su* z 
,melv9 ,tolson1 ,ada ,lois ,sipuel      
,fi%]1 ,cl>a ,lup]1 ,e4 ,melv9 ,port]1  
,fr$]ick ,moon1 ,m>ques ,haynes1 ,zelia 
,breaux1 ,isaac ,w4 ,"y1 ,inman ,page1 &
 ,zella ,black ,patt]son resid$ 9       
,lang/on or call$ ! ,,canu home2 ,:]eas 

! t[n ( ,tatums1 ,oklahoma1 f\nd$ 9     
#ahie1 0 nam$ aft] bro!rs ,lee ,b4      
,tatum & ,eldridge ,doc ,tatum1 & f\nd  
prosp]ity 9 #aibi :5 oil wells 7 drill$2
 ,:]eas ,norman ,/udios film$ ,black    
,gold1 a sil5t film1 9 ,tatums & enli/$ 
! citiz5s ( ! t[n & ,m>%al ,l4,b4       
,tatums to be featur$ 9 ! movie2 ,:]eas 
! t[n ( ,taft1 ,oklahoma1 f\nd$ 9 #aijb 
on l& allott$ to ,creek ,fre$man1 *ang$ 
its "n f ,tw9e to ,taft to honor ! !n   
,secret>y ( ,w>1 lat] ,presid5t1        
,william ,h[>d ,taft2 ,:]eas ! t[n (    
,taft _h a ?riv+ bus9ess sector ) #c    
g5]al /ores1 a drug/ore1 a bricky>d1 a  
soda pop factory1 #b hotels1 & a bank2  
,:]eas ! t[n ( ,grayson1 ,oklahoma1     
brimm$ ) #e g5]al /ores1 #b blacksmi?s1 
#b drug /ores1 a cotton g91 & a         
physician soon aft] x 0 f\nd$ 9 #aijb4  
,orig9ally kn[n z ,wildcat1 ! t[n *ang$ 
its "n 9 #aiji to honor ! ,creek ,*ief  
,george ,w4 ,grayson2 ,:]eas ! t[n (    
,boley1 ,oklahoma1 e/abli%$ 9 #aijc &   
nam$ aft] ,j4,b4 ,boley1 a railroad     

(ficial ( ! ,=t ,smi? & ,we/]n ,railway1
 grew to be "o ( ! weal?ie/ & l>ge/     
,black t[ns 9 ,oklahoma2 ,:]eas only #e 
ye>s aft] be+ f\nd$1 ,book] ,t4 ,wa%+ton
 visit$ ,boley & wrote ab\t ! prosp]ity 
he _h witness$2 ,:]eas 9 #bjba1 ,boley  
/ill c>ries on _! /&+ tradition ( a     
,black1 community-bas$ rodeo1 n[ ! olde/
 ( its k9d 9 ! ,nation2 ,:]eas ! t[n (  
,r5tiesville1 ,oklahoma1 f\nd$ 9 #aijc1 
0 develop$ on #dj acres own$ by ,william
 ,r5tie & ,phoebe ,mc,intosh2 ,:]eas    
,john ,hope ,frankl91 a prom95t s*ol> ( 
,african-,am]ican hi/ory1 0 born 9      
,r5tiesville 9 #aiae2 ,:]eas ,frankl9 & 
8 family lat] mov$ to ,tulsa1 :]e       
,frankl9 graduat$ f ,book] ,t4 ,wa%+ton 
,high ,s*ool1 surviv$ ! #aiba ,tulsa    
,race ,massacre1 & w5t on to become "o (
 ,oklahoma's mo/ decorat$ hi/orians2    
,:]eas ! t[n ( ,cle>view1 ,oklahoma1    
f\nd$ 9 #aijc along ! tracks ( ! ,=t    
,smi? & ,we/]n ,railroad1 0 widely kn[n 
= _! baseball team2 ,:]eas 9 ! summ]1 p 
f surr\nd+ c\nties w\ld come to wat* !  

baseball team play1 turn+ ! railroad    
tracks into sub/itute blea*]s2 ,:]eas ! 
t[n ( ,brooksville1 ,oklahoma1 f\nd$ 9  
#aijc1 0 orig9ally nam$ ,sewell4 ,! t[n 
0 r5am$ 9 #aiab to honor ! fir/ ,black  
man 9 ! area1 ,a4,r4 ,brooks2 ,:]eas    
soon aft] ! t[n ( ,brooksville 0        
e/abli%$1 ,rev4 ,j$son ,:ite f\nd$ ! ,/4
 ,john's ,bapti/ ,*ur*2 ,:]eas ,george  
,w4 ,mc,laurin1 :o 0 ! fir/ ,black      
graduate at ! ,univ]sity ( ,oklahoma1   
taught at ! local s*ool2 ,:]eas ! t[n ( 
,r$ ,bird1 ,oklahoma1 f\nd$ 9 #aijg     
along ! ,miss\ri-,kansas-,texas         
,railway1 0 built on l& allott$ to !    
,creek ,nation2 ,:]eas ,e4,l4 ,b>b] 0 "o
 ( ! orig9al develop]s ( ! t[n ( ,r$    
,bird1 ! fir/ ju/ice ( ! peace ( ! t[n1 
& an e>ly mayor2 ,:]eas be=e ,r$ ,bird  
(ficially became a t[n1 ,b>b] _h        
organiz$ ! ,fir/ ,bapti/ ,*ur* 9 #ahhi1 
:i* grew to be ! l>ge/ *ur* 9 ,r$ ,bird2
 ,:]eas ! t[n ( ,summit1 ,oklahoma1     
f\nd$ 9 #aiaj along !                   
,miss\ri-,kansas-,texas ,railway1 grew  

because ( ! t[n's railway depot2 ,:]eas 
,rev4 ,l4,w4 ,?omas organiz$ ! ,/4      
,?omas ,bapti/ ,*ur* 9 ! t[n ( ,summit1 
& ! congregation met )\t a build+ = #f  
ye>s until ! congregation came toge!r & 
0 able to build ! *ur*1 :i* /ill /&s 9  
#bjba2 ,:]eas ! t[n ( ,v]non1 ,oklahoma1
 f\nd$ 9 #aiaa on ,tank>d ,ran* 9 !     
,creek ,nation1 0 home to _m trailblaz]s
 su* z ,ella ,woods1 :o 0 ! fir/        
po/ma/]1 & ,l\ise ,wesley1 :o e/abli%$ !
 fir/ s*ool & *ur* 9 ! t[n2 ,:]eas be=e 
! community ( ,v]non built ! ,new ,hope 
,bapti/ ,*ur* 9 #aiag1 ! congregation   
conduct$ s]vices und]nea? a tree4 ,new  
,bapti/ ,*ur* /ill /&s 9 #bjba aft] m   
?an #ajj ye>s2 ,:]eas ! t[n ( ,lima1    
,oklahoma1 f\nd$ 9 #aiac along !        
,*icago1 ,rock ,isl& & ,pacific         
,railroad1 came toge!r z a community to 
improve _! t[n1 & toge!r built ! ,m\nt  
,zion ,me?odi/ ,*ur* 9 #aiae1 :i* /ill  
/&s 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas ! hi/ory ( ^!       
hi/orically ,black t[ns is int]wov5 into
 ! hi/ory ( ! ,/ate ( ,oklahoma & !     

resid5ts ( ^! t[ns h a*iev$ great       
successes & fac$ trem5d\s *all5ges2     
,:]eas ! /ories ( ! ,black t[ns &       
communities 9 ,oklahoma are inextricably
 l9k$ to ! ev5ts ( ,may #cj to ,june #a1
 #aiba1 9 ! ,gre5wood ,di/rict ( ,nor?  
,tulsa1 ,oklahoma2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #cj1 
#aiba1 a "y ,black man nam$ ,dick ,r[l& 
0 9 d[nt[n ,tulsa1 ,oklahoma1 & ent]$ ! 
,drexel ,build+ to use ! only ba?room 9 
! area available to ,black p2 ,:]eas an 
incid5t occurr$ on ! elevator betwe5    
,dick ,r[l& & ,s>ah ,paige1 ! elevator  
op]ator1 & ,s>ah ,paige scream$2 ,:]eas 
aft] a police inve/igation1 ! next day  
,dick ,r[l& 0 deta9$ at ! ,tulsa ,police
 ,dep>tm5t = que/ion+ be=e be+ mov$ to !
 ,tulsa ,c\r?\se = additional security2 
,:]eas1 on ,may #ca1 #aiba1 ! ,tulsa    
,tribune releas$ a s5sationali/ /ory    
claim+ t a "y ,black male _h attack$ a  
,:ite girl2 ,:]eas t /ory & long-simm]+ 
t5sions 9 ! city l$ to a l>ge gr\p (    
,:ite individuals surr\nd+ ! c\r?\se to 
dem& t ,dick ,r[l& be releas$ s t he    

c\ld be lyn*$2 ,:]eas a gr\p ( ,black m5
 travel$ to ! c\r?\se to help def5d     
,dick ,r[l& f ! angry mob2 ,:]eas aft] a
 scuffle at ! d[nt[n ,tulsa c\r?\se1    
,:ite riot]s pursu$ ,black m5 to !      
,gre5wood ,di/rict & ! viol5ce escalat$1
 ) h\ses & bus9esses be+ loot$ & burn$  
?r\gh\t ! ,gre5wood ,di/rict2 ,:]eas 9  
less ?an #bd h\rs1 #ce city blocks 7    
de/roy$ by fires1 & #f1jjj              
,african-,am]ican individuals 7 deta9$2 
,:]eas out ( ! #bc *ur*es t 7 locat$ 9 !
 ,gre5wood area prior to ! #aiba        
,massacre1 only #ac *ur*es surviv$1 &   
only #c *ur*es 7 able to be rebuilt aft]
 be+ de/roy$3 ,p>adise ,bapti/ ,*ur*1   
,m\nt ,zion ,bapti/ ,*ur*1 & ,v]non     
,,ame ,*ur*2 ,:]eas outside ( ! massacre
 area1 #e *ur*es 7 able to rebuild aft] 
be+ de/roy$2 ,:]eas ! ,black citiz5s 9  
,tulsa began rebuild+ ! ,gre5wood       
,di/rict imm$iately1 ) *ur* s]vices     
resum+ ! foll[+ ,sunday2 ,:]eas ?is new 
,black ,wall ,/reet rea*$ an economic   
peak 9 ! mid-#aidjs1 !n decl9$ = _m     

reasons t und]m9$ ! economic f\ndation (
 ! community2 ,:]eas almo/ #ajj ye>s    
lat]1 ! resid5ts & bus9esses 9 !        
,gre5wood ,di/rict c>ry on ! legacy (   
resili5ce & det]m9ation2 ,:]eas         
,gre5wood is home to ?\s&s ( individuals
 & families :o make important           
contributions to _! city & ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas !re are c\ntless         
m9ority-own$ bus9esses t drive ! local  
economy2 ,:]eas !re is /ill mu* "w to d 
to heal ! community & ensure all p 9    
,gre5wood h ! promise ( a bright]       
tomorr[2 & ,:]eas ,gre5wood is a        
community /ill sc>r$ by ! #aiba ,tulsa  
,race ,massacre1 b n def9$ by x3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 ackn[l$ges t !  
#aiba ,tulsa ,race ,massacre 0 ! wor/   
race massacre 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7#b7 recognizes t because ( !  
wor/ race massacre 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 sev]al hundr$ ,black resid5ts (
 ! ,gre5wood ,di/rict 7 kill$ & ?\s&s 7 
made homeless ov]night1 & ! mo/ prosp]\s

 ,black community 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0   
decimat$2  7#c7 urges t ! hi/ory ( :at  
happ5$ 9 ,tulsa ov] ! c\rse ( ^? #b days
 9 #aiba be taught 9 ! ,nation's s*ools 
9 a factual & accurate mann]2  7#d7     
recognizes ! important "w ( gr\ps su* z 
! #aiba ,tulsa ,race ,massacre ,c5t5nial
 ,commission1 ! ,john ,hope ,frankl9    
,c5t] = ,reconciliation1 & o!rs :o "w   
tirelessly to ensure t ! /ory ( !       
,gre5wood ,di/rict is accurately told & 
rememb]$2  7#e7 believes t :ile         
significant progress has be5 made 9 !   
#ajj ye>s s9ce ! #aiba ,tulsa ,race     
,massacre1 !re is /ill "w to be done    
t[>d racial reconciliation1 :i* c only  
be accompli%$ ?r\gh op51 respectful1 &  
frank dialogue2  7#f7 enc\rages families
 ( all races to invite families (       
diff]5t races to _! homes to h          
discussions on race1 ) p>5ts sett+      
examples = _! *ildr5 on h[ to engage 9 a
 conv]sation t w build bett] und]/&+ (1 
& respect =1 p ( diff]5t races2  7#g7   
believes t ! significance ( ! #aiba     

,tulsa ,race ,massacre & ! complete     
hi/ory ( ! ,gre5wood ,di/rict w>rant !  
area's placem5t on ! ,national ,regi/ry 
( ,hi/orical ,places & urges ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ! ,int]ior to "w ) ! community to    
accompli% ?is z soon z possible2  7#h7  
hopes t ! #ajj? anniv]s>y week5d is a   
mom5t = ! c\ntry to look to ,tulsa to   
see h[ racial relations h *ang$ ov] !   
la/ #ajj ye>s1 to celebrate improvem5ts1
 & to reflect ^u ! areas :]e m "w is    
ne$$2  7#i7 urges all ,am]icans to      
cont9ue seek+ great] und]/&+1 dialogue1 
& clos] connections to p ( diff]5t      
races2 &  7#aj7 recognizes ! ne$ to help
 ! rema9+ #ac ,black t[ns 9 ,oklahoma to
 pres]ve _! hi/oric legacy ( political  
fre$om & ensure _! /ories are kn[n to   
future g5]ations ( ,oklahomans &        
,am]icans4