The latest search for the remains of victims from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma City has ended, with three more sets of remains found that contain gunshot wounds. This brings the total number of exhumed remains to 11. Two of the victims showed evidence of being shot with different weapons, while the third showed signs of burning. The remains will be sent for DNA and genealogical testing to try to identify them.
The search, led by state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck, began in 2018, and a total of 47 remains have now been exhumed. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, who initiated the project, hopes the search will continue even after he leaves office. The investigation has also led to the identification of one victim as World War I veteran C.L. Daniel.
A committee overseeing the search for victims, which includes descendants of massacre survivors, expressed gratitude for the efforts to find and identify the victims. Efforts are also being made to study possible reparations for survivors and descendants of the massacre, as well as for the area of north Tulsa where it occurred. The massacre, which occurred over two days in 1921, was a violent episode of racial discrimination that resulted in the destruction of Black Wall Street and the deaths of as many as 300 Black people.
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