DOJ Launches First Federal Probe Into 1921 Tulsa Race Riot
DOJ Launches First Federal Probe intoInto 1921 Tulsa Race Riot
The Facts
The US Justice Department's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced Monday that the Justice Department (DOJ) will, for the first time, investigate the race riots that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, between May 31 and June 1, 1921.The US Justice Department's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced Monday that it would, for the first time, investigate the race riot that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, between May 31 and June 1, 1921.
Clarke is utilizing the 2007 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, which allows the federal government to probe civil rights crimes that occurred before 1978.The probe will utilize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, which allows the federal government to probe civil rights crimes that occurred before 1979.
The Spin
Thanks to the determination of civil rights leaders, particularlyand the victims of the terrorism inflicted upon Black Wall Street in 1921massacre, the US government is finally reviewing this massacrecase. While it took over a century, those innocent Black Americans — who were robbed and killed simply due to their skin color — are getting justice. Hopefully, this investigation will lead to a broader conversation about compensatingthe today'sracism descendantsthat ofcontinues thoseto heroesplague contemporary America.
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