Tulsa ’21

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Tulsa Race Massacre
31 May-1 June 1921

Black smoke boilin’ o’er Tusla town,

Greenwood section is burnin’ down.

Rebel pride won’t rue this day,

Colored man got in the way.

Viola was seven, she won’t forget,

A hundred years of sad regret.

Unmarked graves, lay them out,

Forget it all, leave no doubt.

Wipe it from the history book,

Never give it another look.

Love your country, warts and all,

Just hide the dead behind a wall.

LDT May 31. ‘21

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107 year-Old Viola Fletcher survived the Tulsa massacre

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Published by thillld

Retired. History Buff. Amateur Poet

One thought on “Tulsa ’21

  1. I’m so glad they are making a big to-do about this these days. It just plain wasn’t right what happened. What people won’t do to keep a “high status”. Nothing wrong with everyone having a fair chance and using our energy to make the world a better place. Wonder if folks will ever live that way around the world.

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