Current:Home > Finance3rd set of remains with bullet wounds found with possible ties to 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre -LegacyBuild Academy
3rd set of remains with bullet wounds found with possible ties to 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
View
Date:2025-04-19 02:38:46
A third set of remains with bullet wounds was exhumed in the years-long search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
On Friday, state officials from Tulsa, Oklahoma announced they found remains with bullet wounds at the Oaklawn Cemetery. The discovery is the latest as part of the city’s 1921 Graves Investigation, stated the City of Tulsa in a press release.
So far, all three bodies were found in adult-sized coffins and sent to an on-site osteology lab.
The body was found near the area of the Burial 3, the release said, or the "Original 18" area where 18 Black men who were victims of the massacre are believed to have been buried.
This is the fourth excavation started by the city of Tulsa. Since it began, 40 other graves that were not previously found were exposed.
When were the two victims discovered?
The discovery comes less than a month after Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum announced that the identity of the first body that was exhumed had confirmed ties to the massacre, states a different press release from the city.
The body was confirmed to belong to C. L. Daniel, a World War 1 U.S. Army Veteran, by using DNA from his next of kin.
Daniel was the first person to be discovered who was not listed in the Oklahoma Commission’s 2001 Report regarding the massacre.
What were the Tulsa Massacres?
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob descended on Greenwood — the Black section of Tulsa — and burned, looted and destroyed more than 1,000 homes in the once-thriving business district known as Black Wall Street.
The massacre is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the country's history. And 103 years after it happened, Tulsa is making progress towards the revitalization of “Black Wall Street” and reckoning with the destruction of one of the most thriving communities in its heyday.
The city of Tulsa has implemented a master plan that “ensures the social and economic benefits of redevelopment are experienced by Black Tulsans, by descendants of the Race Massacre and by future generations and their heirs.”
1921 Graves Investigation
In 2018, the city started an investigation to "identify and connect people today with those who were lost more than 100 years." ago, according to the City's website.
Four sites were listed as potential areas where victims of the massacre would be located, states the city:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Newblock Park
- An area near Newblock Park
- Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens, formerly known as Booker T. Washington Cemetery
Contributing: Alexia Aston
Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY. She has covered various topics, from local businesses and government in her hometown, Miami, to tech and pop culture. You can connect with her on LinkedIn or follow her on X, formerly Twitter, Instagram and TikTok: @juliamariegz
veryGood! (89)
Related
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- ACC commissioner promises to fight ‘for as long as it takes’ amid legal battles with Clemson, FSU
- What can you give a dog for pain? Expert explains safe pain meds (not Ibuprofen)
- Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl knocked out power to millions
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Bella Thorne Slams Ozempic Trend For Harming Her Body Image
- Harris gets chance to press reset on 2024 race against Trump
- Xander Schauffele claims British Open title for his second major of season
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Alaska police and US Coast Guard searching for missing plane with 3 people onboard
Ranking
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- 2024 Olympics: You’ll Flip Over Gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles’ BFF Moments
- Diver Tom Daley Shares Look at Cardboard Beds in 2024 Paris Olympic Village
- Kyle Larson wins NASCAR Brickyard 400: Results, recap, highlights of Indianapolis race
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Miss Kansas Alexis Smith, domestic abuse survivor, shares story behind viral video
- Nicole Kidman Makes Rare Comments About Ex-Husband Tom Cruise
- 'Painful' wake-up call: What's next for CrowdStrike, Microsoft after update causes outage?
Recommendation
Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
LSU cornerback Javien Toviano arrested, faces video voyeurism charges
Israeli military airstrikes hit Houthi targets in Yemen in retaliation to attacks
Kyle Larson wins NASCAR Brickyard 400: Results, recap, highlights of Indianapolis race
NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
AI industry is influencing the world. Mozilla adviser Abeba Birhane is challenging its core values
Donald Trump to appear on golfer Bryson DeChambeau's Break 50 show for 'special episode'
'Mind-boggling': Woman shoots baby in leg over $100 drug debt, police say