Justice Department Announces Results of Review and Evaluation of the Tulsa Race Massacre
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... The Justice Department issued a report today on the Tulsa Race Massacre. The report documents the department's findings, made during its review and evaluation of the Tulsa Race Massacre, undertaken pursuant to the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act. The Civil Rights Division previously announced it was undertaking this review during a Cold Case Convening held on Sept. 30, 2024.

"The Tulsa Race Massacre stands out as a civil rights crime unique in its magnitude, barbarity, racist hostility and its utter annihilation of a thriving Black community," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "In 1921, white Tulsans murdered hundreds of residents of Greenwood, burned their homes and churches, looted their belongings, and locked the survivors in internment camps.

Until this day, the Justice Department has not spoken publicly about this race massacre or officially accounted for the horrific events that transpired in Tulsa. This report breaks that silence by rigorous examination and a full accounting of one of the darkest episodes of our nation's past.

This report lays bare new information and shows that the massacre was the result not of uncontrolled mob violence, but of a coordinated, military-style attack on Greenwood. Now, more than 100 years later, there is no living perpetrator for the Justice Department to prosecute.

But the historical reckoning for the massacre continues. This report reflects our commitment to the pursuit of justice and truth, even in the face of insurmountable obstacles.

We issue this report with recognition of the courageous survivors who continue to share their testimonies, acknowledgement of those who tragically lost their lives and appreciation for other impacted individuals and advocates who collectively push for us to never forget this tragic chapter of America's history." ...

Blasters - Dark Night (1985)
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...
Hot air hangs like a dead man
From a white oak tree
People sitting on porches
Thinking how things used to be
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The neighborhood was changing
Strangers moving in
A new boy fell for a local girl
When she made eyes at him

[Verse 3]
She was young and pretty
No stranger to other men
Open doors were being locked at night
And old lines drawn again

[Chorus]
I thought these things didn't matter anymore
I thought all that blood had been shed long ago
Dark night, it's a dark night

[Verse 4]
He took her to the outskirts
He pledged his love to her
They thought it was their secret
But someone knew where they were

[Verse 5]
He held her so close
He asked about her dreams
When a bullet from a passing car
Made the young girl scream
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I thought these things didn't happen anymore
I thought all that blood had been shed long ago
Dark night, it's a dark night
Dark night, it's a dark night