Profile of a Race Riot

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A magazine insert from Oklahoma Impact Magazine with a story by Ed Wheeler about the Tulsa Race Massacre, published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the event. The insert is a 14-page saddle-stitched booklet. The cover has a color picture of a flames surrounding the center title in white [PROFILE / OF A / RACE / RIOT]. An inscription reading [MK Copeland] is handwritten at the top right corner in blue ink. The interior pages contain black and white photographs of the massacre's aftermath, including images of those killed, along with the text of the article recounting the event. The back cover has the same design as the front, but the text reads [IT / HAPPENED / IN / TULSA / 50 YEARS / AGO].

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