Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
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The Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 was a state-appointed body established to research, document, and recommend remedies for the racial violence and destruction that occurred in Tulsa’s Greenwood District in 1921.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8504704 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 Context triple: [1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, investigatedBy, Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921]
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1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a devastating white supremacist attack in which a prosperous Black community in Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed, resulting in widespread death, displacement, and the leveling of “Black Wall Street.”
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1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission
The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission was a state-appointed body in North Carolina tasked with investigating, documenting, and publicly acknowledging the causes, events, and legacy of the 1898 white supremacist coup and massacre in Wilmington.
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Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is an 1892 pamphlet by Ida B. Wells that exposes and condemns the brutality and false justifications of lynching in the United States.
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The Long Shadow of Little Rock
The Long Shadow of Little Rock is Daisy Bates’s memoir recounting her central role in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School and the broader civil rights struggle.
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E.
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly known as the Kerner Commission, was a presidential commission established in 1967 to investigate the causes of urban riots in the United States and recommend measures to prevent future civil unrest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 Target entity description: The Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 was a state-appointed body established to research, document, and recommend remedies for the racial violence and destruction that occurred in Tulsa’s Greenwood District in 1921.
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A.
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a devastating white supremacist attack in which a prosperous Black community in Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed, resulting in widespread death, displacement, and the leveling of “Black Wall Street.”
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B.
1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission
The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission was a state-appointed body in North Carolina tasked with investigating, documenting, and publicly acknowledging the causes, events, and legacy of the 1898 white supremacist coup and massacre in Wilmington.
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C.
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is an 1892 pamphlet by Ida B. Wells that exposes and condemns the brutality and false justifications of lynching in the United States.
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D.
The Long Shadow of Little Rock
The Long Shadow of Little Rock is Daisy Bates’s memoir recounting her central role in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School and the broader civil rights struggle.
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E.
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly known as the Kerner Commission, was a presidential commission established in 1967 to investigate the causes of urban riots in the United States and recommend measures to prevent future civil unrest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government commission
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state-appointed body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Oklahoma Legislature
NERFINISHED
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State of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolvedOrAbolished | early 2000s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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historical research ⓘ public policy ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Greenwood District, Tulsa
NERFINISHED
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Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulsa race massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ racial violence ⓘ reparations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
historical research subcommittee
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legal and policy subcommittee ⓘ public outreach and education subcommittee ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Oklahoma Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
final report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
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historical findings on the Greenwood District destruction ⓘ recommendations for reparations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assess damage to Tulsa’s Greenwood District in 1921
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to document the history of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ⓘ to make policy recommendations to the State of Oklahoma ⓘ to recommend remedies for harms caused by the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ⓘ to research the events of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ⓘ |
| recommended |
creation of a memorial for massacre victims
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direct payments to survivors of the Tulsa race massacre ⓘ economic development in the Greenwood District ⓘ public apologies by government entities ⓘ scholarships for descendants of survivors ⓘ |
| significantEvent | publication of the Tulsa Race Riot Commission final report ⓘ |
| studies |
destruction of the Greenwood District
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economic impact of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ⓘ loss of life in the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ⓘ role of state and local authorities in the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ⓘ survivor and descendant claims ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
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Tulsa, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 Description of subject: The Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 was a state-appointed body established to research, document, and recommend remedies for the racial violence and destruction that occurred in Tulsa’s Greenwood District in 1921.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
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investigatedBy
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Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
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