The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

by Tim Madigan

Book Overview

One of the worst acts of racial violence in American history took place in 1921, when a white mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Sensitively adapted for young readers, The Burning recreates Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explores the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its Black residents and Tulsa's white population, narrates events leading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250787696
• ISBN13: 9781250787699
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12