Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.
Acting
Ed Asner, Bill Cosby, Roscoe Lee Browne lend gravitas to survivor testimonies.
Direction
Wilkerson weaves archival silence with voices history tried to silence.
Director
Michael Wilkerson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This documentary predates HBO's Watchmen by nearly two decades — most Americans first encountered Greenwood through fictionalized horror before documentary truth.
The 'riot' framing in the title itself reflects contested language — Oklahoma officially rebranded it as the 'Tulsa Race Massacre' in 2018, acknowledging the organized white violence.
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