Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1984.002.062 |
Collection |
American Red Cross |
Object Name |
Card, Identification |
Date |
06/08/1921 |
Scope & Content |
Orange paper card used as a refugee identification card by the American Red Cross following the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. While on city streets, African Americans were required to wear or carry identification cards. The card measures 4" x 3." The front of the card contains blank fields for the following information: name, sex, age, where living, employed by, address, phone, kind of work, employer's signature, card approved by, and date. One field on this card is completed, the date field. |
Search Terms |
American Red Cross arrests Blacks detention identification badges & cards Tulsa Race Massacre |