Researchers seek new search for Tulsa Massacre victims

 


The discovery of human remains that could possibly be victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma show that the search for mass graves should continue, researchers said.

A report submitted Tuesday to Tulsa's committee overseeing the search said one body, believed to be a Black male in his mid-to-late 20s, is a possible massacre victim and had three gunshot wounds with two bullets recovered from the remains, including one from the head.

"Further assessment and understanding of the burial population may be yielded by the forthcoming DNA analysis," according to the more than 1,000 page re...



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