1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee To Meet Virtually On January 28

Press release from City of Tulsa:

January 26, 2021

The Public Oversight Committee for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation will continue their discussion virtually Thurs., Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m. Researchers from the physical investigation team will provide details in the next phase of the exhumation process at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Citizens can attend the virtual meeting at: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/449389309. The access code is 449-389-309.

During the excavation this summer, at least 12 coffins holding human remains were discovered where anomalies were previously detected. It is still to be determined whether the burials are associated with the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, as further efforts to determine the identities of those remains and their causes of death continue to be explored.

The area where remains were found has been previously referenced as the Original 18 site, located adjacent to two 1921 race massacre headstones in the historical African American section of the Potters Field.

Funeral home records and other documents for 1921 show that at least 18 identified and unidentified African American massacre victims were buried in the City-owned cemetery.

This press release was produced by the City of Tulsa. The views expressed here are the author’s own.