More than a century after it was destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the historic Greenwood neighborhood would become a national monument.
Sens. Cory Booker and James Lankford , has introduced a bill to make the site of the historic tragedy a federally recognized monument.as a national monument, part of the National Park Service network of protected sites. People on Capitol Hill with knowledge of the proposed bill say that a vote
Some activists have called on President Biden, who visited Tulsa three years ago on the 100th anniversary of the massacre, to establish the monument by using his executive authority under the 1906 Antiquities Act that protects cultural and natural resources of historical or scientific interests.
Lankford said in a hearing last month that Black Wall Street deserves its place among the country’s significant historic locations.“I am grateful for the tireless efforts of so many in North Tulsa and in our state to make sure our children today and the generations yet unborn remember those lost, understand the stain of racism, and learn the powerful story of rebuilding and resilience,” Lankford said.
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