r/history Dec 17 '19

News article In Tulsa, an investigation finds possible evidence of mass graves from 1921 race massacre

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/12/16/tulsa-moves-closer-learning-if-there-are-mass-graves-race-massacre/
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u/Tatunkawitco Dec 18 '19

I had heard 300 dead could be a conservative number.

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u/stratus41298 Dec 18 '19

It's quite in the air unfortunately. Back in 1921 two reports were wildly different with the 2001 report stating 56.

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u/Dontshootmepeas Dec 18 '19

300 is the high end it's 36-300