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Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre / Carole Boston Weatherford ; Floyd Cooper, illustrator.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (author.). Cooper, Floyd, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. The author helps young readers understand the events of this incident.

Record details

ISBN: 9781541581203 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1541581202 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes Author's Note and Illustrator's Note.
Target Audience Note:	1100L Lexile Ages 8-12 Carolrhoda Books. Grades 4-6 Carolrhoda Books.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 0.5 0.5 511494
Awards Note:	Caldecott Award Honor Book, 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award winner, illustrator, 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award winner, author, 2022 Robert F. Seibert Informational Book Award honor book, 2022