21 new graves found from one of US’ deadliest racist tragedies
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Officials in the US state of Oklahoma have found 21 new graves believed to contain the remains of Black victims from the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
The coffins were discovered at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa: 17 adult-sized graves were located last Friday and Saturday; two adult-sized graves and two that are child-size were found Tuesday.
Officials are currently examining the bodies to see if they match reports from 1921 that the male victims were buried in plain caskets.
The genders of the victims or types of coffins recovered have not yet been determined.
The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the darkest tragedies in US history in which a violent white mob targeted and murdered Black people. Historians have placed the death toll between 75 and 300 people.
More than 1,000 homes were burned and hundreds looted in the once thriving business district called Black Wall Street.
The current search for victims began in 2020 after decades of rumors regarding mass unmarked graves.
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