Local Documentary 'Oaklawn' Covering 1921 Graves Investigation Premiers

"Oaklawn" a new and locally produced documentary about the 1921 graves investigation, premiered Saturday night and the executive director said it lets community and committee members tell the story from their own words.

Saturday, November 12th 2022, 9:57 pm

By: News On 6

TULSA, Okla. -

A new, locally made documentary about the 1921 graves investigation premiered Saturday.

"Oaklawn" looks into the events surrounding the investigation of mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn Cemetery.

The documentary centers on the knowledge and experiences of race massacre descendants and members of the Public Oversight Committee.

"We're actually letting the community members, committee members, tell you, from their own words, what happened," said executive director Chief Amusan.

"Oaklawn" premiered Saturday night at the Center for Public Secrets Tulsa, which also helped produce the film.

It opens to the public on Sunday at Circle Cinema and will play every Thursday through the end of the year.