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They should promptly develop and carry out a comprehensive reparations plan, in close consultation with the local community, to address the harm caused by the massacre and its lasting impact.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe 66-page report, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/05\/29\/case-reparations-tulsa-oklahoma\u0022\u003EThe Case for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma: A Human Rights Argument\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d details the destruction that left hundreds of people, most of them black, dead and more than 1,200 black-owned houses burned in Tulsa\u2019s Greenwood neighborhood, then known as \u201cBlack Wall Street.\u201d Human Rights Watch also described some of the subsequent policies and structural racism that prevented Greenwood and the broader North Tulsa community from thriving. In this context, the US Congress should also pass H.R. 40, a bill that would begin to address the ongoing harm from slavery.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-block-content embedded-entity-bundle-block-hrw-promo-box embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022 xmlns:xlink=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\u0022\u003E\n \n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo bg-blue-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__image-container relative flex p-0 justify-center m-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__image-frame \u0022\u003E\n \n \u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/media_2020\/05\/202005_us_reparations_tulsa.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Reverend Robert Turner of the historic Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, damaged in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 class=\u0022unloaded\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.change.org\/tulsareparationsnow%C2%A0\u0022 class=\u0022promo__image-link hrw-fill\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__content my-auto p-8 \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__headline flex flex-wrap items-baseline\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3 class=\u0022promo__title text-white text-3xl font-sans leading-tight\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.change.org\/tulsareparationsnow%C2%A0\u0022 class=\u0022promo__title-link block hover:underline\u0022\u003E \n \u003Cdiv data-field=\u0022field-title\u0022\u003ETulsa Reparations Now\u003C\/div\u003E\n \n \u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022promo__accent block mt-3 border-t border-white opacity-25 w-full\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022promo__subtitle text-white text-xs py-4 font-serif \u0022\u003ESupport a petition calling for full reparations to survivors and descendants of the #TulsaRaceMassacre.\u003C\/p\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.change.org\/tulsareparationsnow%C2%A0\u0022 class=\u0022text-white uppercase svg-right-5 text-sm link-icon font-sans font-medium\u0022 title\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022link-icon__text \u0022\u003E\n SIGN IT HERE\n \u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-2 inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewBox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=250315#sprite-chevron-right\u0022 \/\u003E\n \u003C\/svg\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was almost 100 years ago that the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa was destroyed, but survivors of the massacre and their descendants are still suffering the consequences,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/about\/people\/dreisen-heath\u0022\u003EDreisen Heath\u003C\/a\u003E, US program advocacy officer at Human Rights Watch and author of the report. \u201cDecades of black prosperity and millions of dollars in hard-earned wealth were wiped out in hours but nobody was ever held accountable and no compensation was ever paid.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe massacre occurred between May 31 and June 1, 1921, after a black man was accused of assaulting a white woman. A white mob, including people deputized and armed by city officials, descended on Greenwood, terrorized black families, and burned their community to the ground. About 35\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca id=\u0022_Hlk41312445\u0022 name=\u0022_Hlk41312445\u0022\u003Esquare blocks \u2013 more than 1,200 black-owned houses, scores of businesses, a school, a hospital, a public library, and a dozen black churches\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2013 were destroyed and thousands were left homeless. The American Red Cross estimated the death toll at 300, but the exact number remains unknown. Only recently did officials begin limited excavations of unmarked mass graves.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the immediate aftermath, the state declared martial law and the state and local authorities disarmed and arrested black people in Tulsa, moving them to internment camps where thousands of black Tulsans, then homeless, were forced to live in tents. Government officials committed no public money to help Greenwood rebuild. Rather, they impeded rebuilding, even rejecting offers of medical and reconstruction assistance from within and outside Tulsa.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nNo one was held responsible for the violent crimes, and city and state officials attempted to cover up the massacre for decades. This fall, for the first time, the Oklahoma Education Department will include the race massacre in its curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOngoing de facto segregation, discriminatory policies, and structural racism have left black Tulsans, particularly those in North Tulsa, with a lower standard of living and fewer opportunities than other Tulsans. There are significant racial disparities in the city across multiple indicators, from access to health and nutritious food to education. Greenwood community members have expressed concern that the current economic investment plans are not sufficiently focused on supporting the community or preserving its black heritage, but rather on gentrifying the area.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u201cTulsa stands out for the malicious destruction during the massacre, but the racist systems, policies, and practices that have harmed black Tulsans over decades are not unique,\u201d Heath said. \u201cIn many ways, Tulsa is a microcosm of the United States.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/05\/29\/case-reparations-tulsa-oklahoma\u0022\u003ERead More \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__375481__en","data":"","settings":null}]