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Burning, The: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 (Adapted for young people)
Tim Madigan (adapted by Hilary Beard)
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-78769-9
Keywords: Racism, Black History, Greenwood, Oklahoma
This detailed account of White rioters' destruction of Greenwood, a prosperous Oklahoman Black community, includes updates connecting the event to the Black Lives Matter movement. Extensive back matter. Young readers edition.