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Oklahoma City Bombing connection to Tulsa Race Massacre investigation
TULSA, OKLAHOMA - JUNE 18: The Black Wall Street Massacre memorial is shown June 18, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Black Wall Street Massacre happened in 1921 and was one of the worst race riots in the history of the United States where more than 35 square blocks of a predominantly black neighborhood were destroyed in two days of rioting leaving between 150-300 people dead. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Oklahoma City Bombing helped spark the investigation into the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Historian and author Dr. Scott Ellsworth says the bombing brought in news crews from across the country in April 1995, and during that time, a reporter said it was the "worst disaster in Oklahoma history."
Oklahoma State Representative Don Ross corrected him and said the worst was actually in Tulsa.
It was the first big breakthrough in getting the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre out in the open.
The Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, also known as the 1921 Race Riot Commission, was authorized in 1997 by the Oklahoma State Legislature.
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