One of the darkest chapters in the long and turbulent history of racial violence in America will be commemorated in Oklahoma on Monday, the 100th anniversary of a rampage by a white mob that left an estimated 300 Black people dead. The riot began after armed members of the Black community attempted to prevent the lynching of a youth accused of assaulting a white woman. Law enforcement organisations around the US have been warned by the federal Department of Homeland Security of the potential for targeted violence at events to commemorate the Tulsa massacre, a federal official told the Associated Press. “I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. I have lived through the massacre every day.”Two groups, the 1921 Tulsa race massacre centennial commission, and the Black Wall Street legacy festival, will host events through the week.

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2021 15:33 UTC