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U.S. Senate considers designating site of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as a national monument [View all]
U.S. Senate considers designating site of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as a national monumentTULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The U.S. Senate National Parks subcommittee will hold a hearing Wednesday morning to consider designating the Greenwood district as a national monument.
If the historic legislation is passed, the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will become the first national monument in Oklahoma.
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Senators Lankford and Booker introduced S. 3543 to preserve the Historic Greenwood District’s legacy and prevent erasure.
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The bill is being championed by the Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National Monument Coalition, which submitted testimony for the hearing.
More: https://ktul.com/news/local/us-senate-considers-designating-site-of-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-as-a-national-monument-national-parks-subcommittee-greenwood-district-living-survivors-decendants-hearing
The hearing was yesterday, May 15, 2024.
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