Digging Up Old Wounds: Unearthing Truth and Reconciliation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kary Stackelbeck, State Archaeologist for Oklahoma. Dr. Stackelbeck is currently conducting archaeological investigations and excavations into mass graves thought to contain the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. She discusses the science, as well as the conscience of her work, and the role it will play in healing the deep racial wounds of the past. Host Clint Odom also draws parallels between the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the June 1, 1921 massacre in Tulsa.

The host for this episode is Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy.

From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.

Discussed in this episode:

National Urban League

Black

Black America

African-American

News

Information

Advocacy

Politics

History

Science

Tulsa Race Massacre

Tulsa OK

Black Wall Street

Dick Rowland

Sarah Page

Lynch mob

Greenwood

Oklahoma Archaeological Survey

University of Oklahoma

Mass graves

January 6 2021

Capitol riots

Oaklawn Cemetery

Burial

COVID-19

Geophysical survey

Truth and Reconciliation

Survivors

Victims

Memorialization

Sen. James Lankford

2020 Election

Electoral College Certification

Voter fraud

Voter suppression

Lovecraft Country

The Watchmen

White supremacy

Martial Law

Mass murder