Digging Up Old Wounds: Unearthing Truth and Reconciliation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kary Stackelbeck, State Archaeologist for Oklahoma. Dr. Stackelbeck is currently conducting archaeological investigations and excavations into mass graves thought to contain the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. She discusses the science, as well as the conscience of her work, and the role it will play in healing the deep racial wounds of the past. Host Clint Odom also draws parallels between the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the June 1, 1921 massacre in Tulsa. The host for this episode is Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Discussed in this episode: National Urban League Black Black America African-American News Information Advocacy Politics History Science Tulsa Race Massacre Tulsa OK Black Wall Street Dick Rowland Sarah Page Lynch mob Greenwood Oklahoma Archaeological Survey University of Oklahoma Mass graves January 6 2021 Capitol riots Oaklawn Cemetery Burial COVID-19 Geophysical survey Truth and Reconciliation Survivors Victims Memorialization Sen. James Lankford 2020 Election Electoral College Certification Voter fraud Voter suppression Lovecraft Country The Watchmen White supremacy Martial Law Mass murder

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Digging Up Old Wounds: Unearthing Truth and Reconciliation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is an episode from For The Movement by National Urban League.

This episode is 30:23 long.

This episode was published on Jan 25, 2021.

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