Claudio Saunt
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780195176315
- eISBN:
- 9780199788972
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195176315.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Social History
The Dawes Act and allotment brought an end to the Creek Nation. Although both Creeks and black Indians struggled to hold onto their land, those with lighter skin were relatively better off. The oil ...
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The Dawes Act and allotment brought an end to the Creek Nation. Although both Creeks and black Indians struggled to hold onto their land, those with lighter skin were relatively better off. The oil boom in Tulsa proved particularly harmful to Indians.Less
The Dawes Act and allotment brought an end to the Creek Nation. Although both Creeks and black Indians struggled to hold onto their land, those with lighter skin were relatively better off. The oil boom in Tulsa proved particularly harmful to Indians.
Lee E. Williams and Lee E. Williams
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604731903
- eISBN:
- 9781604738209
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604731903.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
This book has examined the racial riots that erupted in four different communities of America in the years after World War I: Knoxville in Tennessee, Elaine in Arkansas, Tulsa in Oklahoma, and ...
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This book has examined the racial riots that erupted in four different communities of America in the years after World War I: Knoxville in Tennessee, Elaine in Arkansas, Tulsa in Oklahoma, and Chicago in Illinois. It has shown that blacks were the victims of these riots and identified racial tension between blacks and whites as the underlying cause. The book has also looked at the differing reasons for each conflict. The Knoxville riot stemmed from sexual criminality, while the Elaine riot had something to do with economic betterment and repression. The Tulsa situation was attributed to sexual, social, and economic inequities, and the Chicago problem to white and black economic competition and social injustice. Nevertheless, all four racial riots arose from the troubled history of racially torn America. Racial riots are solid evidence of the injustices of racial relations in the country, which emerged as a new form of revenge after lynching came under national attack.Less
This book has examined the racial riots that erupted in four different communities of America in the years after World War I: Knoxville in Tennessee, Elaine in Arkansas, Tulsa in Oklahoma, and Chicago in Illinois. It has shown that blacks were the victims of these riots and identified racial tension between blacks and whites as the underlying cause. The book has also looked at the differing reasons for each conflict. The Knoxville riot stemmed from sexual criminality, while the Elaine riot had something to do with economic betterment and repression. The Tulsa situation was attributed to sexual, social, and economic inequities, and the Chicago problem to white and black economic competition and social injustice. Nevertheless, all four racial riots arose from the troubled history of racially torn America. Racial riots are solid evidence of the injustices of racial relations in the country, which emerged as a new form of revenge after lynching came under national attack.
Lee E. Williams and Lee E. Williams
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604731903
- eISBN:
- 9781604738209
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604731903.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
In May 1921, a racial riot erupted due to a distorted and exaggerated report of a white woman employed as an elevator operator. At the time of the rioting, Tulsa was a boom town languishing in crime ...
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In May 1921, a racial riot erupted due to a distorted and exaggerated report of a white woman employed as an elevator operator. At the time of the rioting, Tulsa was a boom town languishing in crime and corruption. Criminal acts were common, and both blacks and whites showed little respect for the law. The Tulsa riot was triggered by an incident involving Sarah Page, a white woman who was working as an elevator operator, and Dick Rowland, a black teen whom she accused of criminally assaulting her. In truth, Rowland, a bootblack by trade, accidentally stepped on Page’s foot. She slapped him and he retaliated by grabbing her before fleeing. The Tulsa Tribune, a daily newspaper, printed the story of alleged assault. This chapter examines the Tulsa riot and its aftermath.Less
In May 1921, a racial riot erupted due to a distorted and exaggerated report of a white woman employed as an elevator operator. At the time of the rioting, Tulsa was a boom town languishing in crime and corruption. Criminal acts were common, and both blacks and whites showed little respect for the law. The Tulsa riot was triggered by an incident involving Sarah Page, a white woman who was working as an elevator operator, and Dick Rowland, a black teen whom she accused of criminally assaulting her. In truth, Rowland, a bootblack by trade, accidentally stepped on Page’s foot. She slapped him and he retaliated by grabbing her before fleeing. The Tulsa Tribune, a daily newspaper, printed the story of alleged assault. This chapter examines the Tulsa riot and its aftermath.
