{"product_id":"greenwood-burns-the-tulsa-race-massacre-and-the-american-silence-that-followed-9798197365361","title":"Greenwood Burns: The Tulsa Race Massacre and the American Silence That Followed","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Harvey L. Cox\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne Night Destroyed Greenwood. Decades Tried to Erase It.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early hours of June 1, 1921, the prosperous Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was engulfed in flames. Homes burned. Businesses collapsed into ash. Armed white mobs moved through the streets while terrified families fled for their lives beneath smoke-filled skies and the sound of gunfire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the next morning, Black Wall Street was gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the destruction of Greenwood did not end with the fires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGreenwood Burns: The Tulsa Race Massacre and the American Silence That Followed\u003c\/i\u003e, Harvey L. Cox traces both the massacre itself and the generations-long effort to suppress, distort, and forget what happened there. Blending cinematic historical narrative with survivor testimony, recovered archives, and investigative research, this book follows the witnesses, survivors, activists, and descendants who refused to let Greenwood disappear from history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside this powerful narrative, you will discover: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The tense hours leading to the confrontation that ignited Tulsa in 1921\u003cbr\u003e- How Greenwood became one of the most successful Black communities in America\u003cbr\u003e- The terrifying night mobs invaded the district as buildings burned and airplanes circled overhead\u003cbr\u003e- How newspapers, officials, and institutions reshaped the story almost immediately afterward\u003cbr\u003e- The decades of silence that followed inside schools, archives, and public memory\u003cbr\u003e- The survivors who carried the truth privately for generations\u003cbr\u003e- The rediscovery of Greenwood through testimony, investigation, and excavation nearly a century later \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of \u003ci\u003eGreenwood Burns\u003c\/i\u003e is a larger question: what happens to a country when some of its most painful truths are buried instead of confronted? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunting, deeply human, and emotionally unforgettable, this is more than the story of a massacre. It is the story of how history can be erased-and how it fights to survive anyway.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891649069207,"sku":"9798197365361","price":1134.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798197365361.webp?v=1781184400","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/greenwood-burns-the-tulsa-race-massacre-and-the-american-silence-that-followed-9798197365361","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}