by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 5, 2020 | Article
“The year is 1921. With industry in widespread support of segregation across the United States, it’s no surprise that white-owned newspapers framed their coverage to favor white people and vilify African Americans. According to research from the Oklahoma History...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 5, 2020 | Article
“Considered to be one of the deadliest and most destructive massacres in US history, how did the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre remain a secret to so many for so long? VNN takes a look at a variety of factors that contributed to the silence surrounding the massacre,...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 29, 2020 | Article
“Brenda Alford’s grandparents did not speak to her directly about the horrors of the Tulsa Race Massacre. But after she grew up, she realized she had often overheard conversations about the devastation that began on May 31, 1921, in the Greenwood District and...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 22, 2020 | Article
Here is an article the New York Times did on President Trump’s recent rally in Tulsa Oklahoma, I was interviewed for the piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/us/politics/trump-rally-supporters.html
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 22, 2020 | Article
Listen to the interview on ABC News here: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/trump-rally-backdrop-racial-protests-71368581
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 20, 2020 | Article
“Ottowa W. Gurley knew he would never be a success in the Jim Crow South. Born on Christmas Day 1868 to freed slaves in Huntsville, Alabama, he grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he was largely self-educated. Gurley married his childhood sweetheart, Emma,...
