Negro Slain in Tulsa Riot, June 1-1921

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A sepia-toned photographic postcard depicting the body of an unidentified victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The image shows the body lying in the middle of the street, with newspapers covering the face. A man stands at left, looking down at the body. In the background is a damaged car, debris, and destroyed buildings. Across the bottom of the image, written into the negative and appearing as white text is [NEGRO SLAIN IN TULSA RIOT JUNE-1-1921]. The verso is marked [POST CARD] at the top with spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS] and an AZO stamp box in the top right corner.

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