Three exhumed 1921 Tulsa massacre victims found to have gunshot wounds

[Judi Lynn]

By Jasper Ward
August 18, 202411:54 AM CDT Updated 14 hours ago



Smoke rises from buildings during the race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. in 1921. Alvin C. Krupnick Co./National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Records/Library of Congress/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Three of the 11 victims of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who were exhumed on Friday, were found with gunshot wounds, the city said.

Two of those three victims were found to have wounds from two different firearms and one had "evidence of possible burns," the city said in an update of its investigation into the massacre.

“The people we are searching for are not just names in history, they are someone’s family who deserve a proper burial,” Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum said.

More than 40 remains have been exhumed since Bynum launched the 1921 Graves Investigation in 2018. The project aims to reexamine the potential graves from the massacre.

More:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/three-exhumed-1921-tulsa-massacre-victims-found-have-gunshot-wounds-2024-08-18/

[Permanut]

1. The history of this massacre was buried..

along with the victims. Glad to see attempts to complete the record.

[Demovictory9]

2. Kick

[niyad]

3. KNR for this heartbreaking OP.