Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says
Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons is advocating for reparations for survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a devastating event in his hometown where white mobs destroyed the prosperous Black Wall Street community. Despite the destruction of over 35 city blocks and an estimated 11,000 displaced residents, no compensation has been provided, and perpetrators have not been held accountable.
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AI-generatedCivil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons is advocating for reparations for survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a devastating event in his hometown where white mobs destroyed the prosperous Black Wall Street community. Despite the destruction of over 35 city blocks and an estimated 11,000 displaced residents, no compensation has been provided, and perpetrators have not been held accountable. Solomon-Simmons' new book, "Redeem a Nation," details this century-long fight for justice and serves as a guide for addressing historic atrocities against Black Americans. The massacre resulted in widespread destruction and a significant loss of life, with estimates of the death toll varying widely.
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5 extractedDamario Solomon-Simmons is releasing a book titled 'Redeem a Nation' about the fight for reparations for historic atrocities.
Nearly 105 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, no one has been compensated for losses, and no culprits have been held accountable.
The Tulsa Race Massacre involved white mobs attacking an outnumbered Black militia protecting the Black Wall Street community in 1921.
More than 35 city blocks of the Greenwood neighborhood were leveled, 191 businesses destroyed, and 11,000 Black residents displaced after the massacre.
The state of Oklahoma declared the death toll to be 36 people, but historians estimate it between 75 and 300.