Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1984.002.216 |
Collection |
American Red Cross |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Date |
06/24/1921 |
Scope & Content |
Newspaper clipping from the Tulsa Daily World published June 24, 1921 and entitled "300 Refugees Chased From Tent Homes by Flood of Rainwater." This article reports on a heavy rain in Tulsa, OK, on June 23, 1921, which flooded the temporary tent homes of African Americans in the area devastated by the Tulsa Race Massacre. The water forced three hundred refugees from their tents. The American Red Cross took the refugees to Booker T. Washington High School, which served as an emergency camp. Mrs. W. H. Godfrey supervised their care. |
Search Terms |
Blacks Booker T. Washington High School floods Greenwood District American Red Cross relief efforts temporary housing tents Tulsa Race Massacre |
People |
Godfrey, W. H. |