Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1984.002.098 |
Collection |
American Red Cross |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Date |
06/04/1921 |
Scope & Content |
Newspaper clipping from the Tulsa Daily World published June 4, 1921, and entitled "Negro Wears Wife's Clothes And Escapes From White Mob; Mingles With Negro Women at Church After Rescue and Is Not Found by Wife and Friends Until Three Searches Are Made of the Temporary Relief Quarters." The article describes the search for an African American man following the Tulsa Race Massacre. The search was conducted by W. M. Baker, the vice-president of the First National Bank of Tulsa. After three searches of the relief station in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church, Baker found the man dressed in women's clothing. When the African American man had fled during the violence, he dressed in the first things he could find - his wife's kimono, a skirt, and her hat. The back of the newspaper clipping contains a portion of a second article, this one entitled "Barrett Commends Tulsa for Co-operation With the State Military Authorities." The article reports Adjutant General Charles F. Barrett's issuance of Field Order No. 7, which withdrew martial law from Tulsa. Upon his exit from Tulsa, Barrett expressed his thanks to the citizens of Tulsa for cooperating with the military authorities. |
Search Terms |
Blacks First Presbyterian Church Tulsa Race Massacre martial law |
People |
Baker, W. M. Barrett, Charles F. |