Search Begins For Tulsa Race Massacre Mass Grave Sites

A new search began on Monday for possible graves from the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Monday, October 7th 2019, 6:21 pm

By: Emory Bryan

Crews began scanning for possible mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on Monday.

Spots were identified as potential sites in 2001 in a state-commissioned report. There are no plans to do any excavations but that could change depending on what they find.

More Updates coming soon...

Emory Bryan

Emory Bryan is a general assignment reporter for News On 6. He began his news career covering the school board for his hometown radio station and worked on the newspaper staff in college before making the switch to television. Emory joined the News On 6 team in 1994.

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