Asked by Kayla Piercy on May 09, 2024
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The Tulsa riot, in which 300 African-Americans were killed,
A) occurred after black sharecroppers went on strike and attacked white "scabs."
B) was opposed by police and National Guardsmen, who came to the defense of black victims.
C) began after black veterans tried to prevent the lynching of a young black man.
D) came to an end quickly, after local black and white leaders united to stop the violence.
E) occurred with minimal damage to the city.
Tulsa Riot
A race riot in 1921—the worst in American history—that occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a group of black veterans tried to prevent a lynching. Over 300 African-Americans were killed, and 10,000 lost their homes in fires set by white mobs.
African-Americans
People in the United States who have ancestry originating from the black racial groups of Africa.
- Investigate the factors and circumstances influencing African-Americans throughout the Great Migration.
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Hamza ZulfiqarMay 11, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The Tulsa riot, also known as the Tulsa Race Massacre, began after an incident in an elevator between a young black man and a young white woman led to the young man's arrest. Rumors spread, and when a white mob gathered outside the courthouse demanding the man be lynched, black veterans assembled to protect him, which escalated into one of the deadliest racial violence incidents in U.S. history.
Learning Objectives
- Investigate the factors and circumstances influencing African-Americans throughout the Great Migration.
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