The Tulsa Massacre: New York Times, June 3, 1921

As the final part of this contemporary news coverage of the Tulsa Massacre, here is the full front-page coverage from the July 3, 1921 New York Times newspaper. As before, because this is a transcript, any mistaken information is the original writer's, not mine. This is intended to give you the same information given to Americans by the most well-known newspaper in the country exactly 100 years later. Note that some of the information presented was rumor and hearsay, and some witnesses interviewed might show bias or prejudice.

[@The1920sChannel]

As a follow-up to my video yesterday, here is the front-page coverage of the Tulsa Massacre from the June 2, 1921 New York Times newspaper. Keep in mind that the news was still very new, so the facts might not be entirely correct, and there are many rumors about the circumstances represented. Because this is the exact transcript of the article, these mistakes are not mine, but the original writer's. This is intended to give you the exact information that was given to other Americans by the most well-known newspaper in the country exactly 100 years later.

[@crhu319]

So sounds like everyone knew exactly what happened right away. And who was to blame too, the KKKops of Tulsa OKKK.

[@josephcampbell6592]

My grandfather was there my dad was 4 years old my grandmother told us kids about it

[@scottydu81]

What’s that? A woman lying about being raped? THE HORROR!

[@adamnomdeplum3]

Apparently all it was was that he tripped getting out of the elevator, accidentally grabbed her arm to regain balance, and she was startled. A shopkeeper in the building assumed it was rape.

[@hereticsaint100]

It would be nice if you had more pictures of this in the video.

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

Maybe you could find some and then help him with that, mr unsatisfied!! 😕😐.

[@hereticsaint100]

@@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 why? It's not my channel. If he wants views, he's going to have to put a lot of work in. That's how achievement works.

[@missunderstood8028]

Or at LEAST 2 🤭

[@mindyourbusinessxoxo]

@@hereticsaint100 shut up idiot. You’re not even paying him. Who do you think you are? Entitled conservative

[@promiscuous5761]

Thank you..

[@blackcougar1959]

The prospering Black citizens in the community of Greenwood in Oklahoma, were minding their own literal businesses, when the demonic hand of hatred, and jealousy driven by White Supremacy, barbarically stormed into their town. Innocent men, women and children were slaughtered, traumatized and paraded around and put into interment camps. Rest In Power to my people and the ancestors of those killed in not just this massacre in this nation who've suffered unspeakable violations, but to all of of us scattered throughout the four corners of the earth. Our 400 years of captivity is over. Divine Justice will be served.

[@miapdx503]

Who knew, a nation built on the genocide of one people and the brutal enslavement of another would be so evil? Look at us now...🌹

[@adamnomdeplum3]

I hate that the accounts are calling Black Wall Street a bunch of shacks

[@scallopohare9431]

6 minutes in, and nothing about how anything started. Your other videos don't sandbag like that. Makes me think there was more to the story than some want to admit.

[@mikeoneil5770]

There most certainly WAS more to the story! The entire episode began when a large mob of enraged Black folks ran amuck, killing TEN innocent White Folks. Then, and ONLY THEN, did the rest of the decent, law abiding citizens go and kick some ass, but you will never, EVER hear the real truth about the event unless you dig deep into the contemporary records of the time..

[@bobwoww8384]

Whenever u hear some white girl was raped, hit, looked crosseyed at by a negro, colored person u can bet ur A** somebody’s not gonna admit something. Ima white girl and sickened by the ongoing violence and oppression against Anyone/Everyone born with more melanin than us. Hatred second only to Christian Crusades in needless deaths

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

The ultimate #metoo moment

[@gameproadvancesp148]

A massacre… fitting

[@SupaidaFan]

The captions

[@pathacker4963]

This situation was much more complicated than it’s currently being painted.

[@markawbolton]

Quite jarring to hear the NYT covering both sides of a controversy and attributing reliability to the various voices coming from the respective factions. To incorporate a back ground briefing into the events of currency. Made my gyroscopes topple. "Mummy .... what is / was a Journalist?"

[@pathacker4963]

@@markawbolton there was a time when the NYTs was a form of real journalism and reporting of facts.

[@scottydu81]

@@pathacker4963 Was that back when they blocked coverage of the crimes of the Soviets? Or when they were burying reports of sending people to prison camps in WWII?

[@pathacker4963]

@@scottydu81 what does that have to do with Tulsa? 1921 was way before WWII or the formation of the USSR. So try again.

[@scottydu81]

@@pathacker4963 the New York Times is and has always been yellow journalism

[@crazymotherofcats3361]

💛

[@johnmatthews4717]

All Americans of sound mind and good judgment should know how to shoot a gun, and have access to them.

[@gameproadvancesp148]

Not just Americans, it’s always good to have one in the room. That could have saved plenty of these people

[@Susquehanna80]

one big WGAF shrug