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100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfather

  • Written by Gregory B. Fairchild, Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfatherSmoke rises from damaged properties after the Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma in June 1921. Oklahoma Historical Society via Getty Images

When Viola Fletcher, 107, appeared before Congress in May 2021, she called for the nation to officially acknowledge the Tulsa race riot of 1921.

I know that place and year well. As is the case with Fletcher...

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