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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre - by Chris M Messer (Hardcover)

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre - by  Chris M Messer (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book examines the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, perhaps the most lethal and financially devastating instance of collective violence in early twentieth-century America. The Greenwood district, a comparably prosperous black community spanning thirty-five city blocks, was set afire and destroyed by white rioters. This work analyzes the massacre from a sociological perspective, extending an integrative approach to studying its causes, the organizational responses that followed, and the complicated legacy that remains.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This book examines the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, perhaps the most lethal and financially devastating instance of collective violence in early twentieth-century America. The Greenwood district, a comparably prosperous black community spanning thirty-five city blocks, was set afire and destroyed by white rioters. This work analyzes the massacre from a sociological perspective, extending an integrative approach to studying its causes, the organizational responses that followed, and the complicated legacy that remains.<br><b>Chris M. Messer</b> is Professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology at Colorado State University-Pueblo, USA. His research has appeared in outlets such as <em>American Journal of Sociology and Economics</em>, <em>Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, Rural Sociology</em>, and <em>Journal of Black Studies​</em>. He is also a co-author of <em>The Enduring Color Line in U.S. Athletics</em>​ (2013).<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Chris M. Messer</b> is Professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology at Colorado State University-Pueblo, USA. His research has appeared in outlets such as <em>American Journal of Sociology and Economics</em>, <em>Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, Rural Sociology</em>, and <em>Journal of Black Studies​</em>. He is also a co-author of <em>The Enduring Color Line in U.S. Athletics</em>​ (2013).

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