{"product_id":"ashes-of-memory-race-silence-and-the-battle-for-tulsas-truth-9798235932760","title":"Ashes of Memory Race, Silence, and the Battle for Tulsa's Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julia Wolbrook\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Serena Capuozzo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Serena Capuozzo\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a city built on oil, ambition, and buried grief, the truth smolders beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAshes of Memory: Race, Silence, and the Battle for Tulsa's Truth\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting and deeply human exploration of one of America's most devastating acts of racial violence, and the century-long struggle to erase it from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough vivid storytelling, forgotten testimonies, and relentless investigation, this powerful work traces the rise of Tulsa's Greenwood District, once known as Black Wall Street, from a beacon of Black excellence to a community consumed by fire in 1921. But the destruction itself is only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was an even quieter tragedy: silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchools refused to teach it. Officials denied it. Survivors carried the weight of memory alone while generations grew up in the shadow of a history deliberately hidden from view. \u003cem\u003eAshes of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the machinery of forgetting, and the courageous voices that refused to let the truth disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a historical reckoning, cultural investigation, and emotional portrait of resilience, this book confronts the enduring consequences of racial violence in America and asks a timeless question: What happens to a nation when it buries its own past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic in scope and intimate in detail, \u003cem\u003eAshes of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e is not just the story of Tulsa. It is the story of memory itself, how it survives, how it is suppressed, and how, even after decades of silence, it can still ignite a justice movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serena Capuozzo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890515591319,"sku":"9798235932760","price":1273.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798235932760.webp?v=1781180339","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ashes-of-memory-race-silence-and-the-battle-for-tulsas-truth-9798235932760","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}