Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1984.002.249 |
Collection |
American Red Cross |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Date |
07/15/1921 |
Scope & Content |
Newspaper clipping from the Tulsa Daily World published July 15, 1921 and entitled "Negro Sues for Insurance On House Burned in Riot." This article reports that African American attorney G. W. Hutchins filed suit in district court demanding a court trial to obtain insurance money on property he lost as a result of the devastating fires during the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 1921. Hutchins lost his home and furniture located at 412 North Elgin Avenue and his law office and law library at 312 East Archer Street. In the suit, Hutchins named two defendants: the National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, CT and the City of Tulsa, OK. |
Search Terms |
fires insurance companies Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuits |
People |
Hutchins, G. W. |