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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1984.002.180 |
Collection |
American Red Cross |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Date |
06/10/1921 |
Scope & Content |
Newspaper clipping from the Tulsa Daily World published June 10, 1921, and entitled "Sweeping Investigation of Rioting and Arson Ordered in Grand Jury Instruction." This article reports upon the convening of a grand jury on Thursday, June 9, 1921 to investigate the causes of the "race riots" in Tulsa, OK that occurred June 1. Judge Valjean Biddison instructed the jury to make an investigation into all offenses against the State of Oklahoma, to investigate the acts of every prisoner confined in the county jail, and to investigate every prison or jail in the county with regards to security and sanitary conditions. The judge stated that nine members of the jury must agree to make an indictment. The article provides the judge's specific instructions to the jury regarding indictment, arson, and dereliction of duty, as well as, a summary of the known events that led up to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The article also contains a complete list of the members of the grand jury and their occupations. |
Search Terms |
grand juries investigations juries & jurors Tulsa Race Massacre |
People |
Biddison, Valjean Freeling, S. P. Cloud, C. A. Kinion, A. A. Wynn, D. F. Schaff, B. F. Johnson, Quay V. Dixon, L. M. Thompson, Frank McFann, Harry H. Harvey, W. C. Arrington, J. W. Quinn, D. W. Lyon, L. |