Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre
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Author
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
Contributors
Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.
Carolrhoda Books, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.), publisher.
Status
On Shelf
Juvenile Collection - 3rd Floor
F704.T92 W43 2021
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The Tulsa Race Massacre. Oklahoma History Center Education Department. (November 11, 2012. 27 pages).
Tulsa Race Massacre : newspaper complicity and coverage. Library of Congress. (May 27, 2021).
Tulsa Race Riot : a report by the Oklahoma Commision to study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. (February 28, 2001. 200 pages)
Webpage on Unspeakable, including discussion guide created by Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, and a video link of the late Floyd Cooper reading from the book

Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Violence against -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Caldecott Honor -- 2022.
Coretta Scott King Award (Author) -- 2022.
Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) -- 2022.
Creative nonfiction.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Picture books.
Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 -- Juvenile literature.
Bisac Subjects
JNF025210 -- Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century.
Juvenile Nonfiction -- Social Topics -- Prejudice & Racism.
Juvenile Nonfiction -- Social Topics -- Violence.
Juvenile Nonfiction -- United States -- History -- State & Local.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African Americans -- Violence against
Creative nonfiction
History
Informational works
Juvenile works
Oklahoma -- Tulsa
Picture books
Race relations
Other Subjects
African Americans -- History.
African Americans -- Violence against -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century.
Creative nonfiction.
Documents d'information.
Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2021.
Essais fictionnels.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- History -- 20th century.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- History.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- Race relations -- History.
History.
Informational works.
Juvenile works.
Livres d'images.
Massacre de Tulsa, Tulsa, Okl., 1921 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Picture books.
picture books.
Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Lexile measure
1100

Notes

Description
"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--Provided by publisher
Description
In the early 1900s, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was home to a thriving African American community. The Greenwood District had its own school system, libraries, churches, restraurants, post office, movie theaterse, and more. But all that would change in the course of two terrible, unspeakable days. On May 31 and June 1, 1921, a mob of armed white Tulsans attacked Greenwood. They looted homes and businesses and burned them to the ground as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed. More than eight thousand were left homeless. News of the Tulsa Race Massacre -- one of the worse incidents of racial violence in US history -- was largely suppressed, and no official investigation occurred for seventy-five years. Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a sensitive and powerful introduction to the Tulsa Race Massacre, helping young readers understand the events of the past so we can move toward a better future for all. --,From dust jacket.
Target Audience
Ages 8-12,Carolrhoda Books.
Target Audience
Grades 4-6,Carolrhoda Books.
Target Audience
1100L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,5.8,0.5.
Awards
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award, Winner, 2022
Awards
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award, Winner, 2022
Awards
Caldecott Medal, Honor, 2022
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor, 2022
Awards
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor, 2022
Awards
National Book Awards Longlist for Young People's Literature Award, 2021
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, C. B., & Cooper, F. (2021). Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre . Carolrhoda Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Floyd, Cooper. 2021. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Floyd, Cooper. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2021.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Weatherford, C. B. and Cooper, F. (2021). Unspeakable: the tulsa race massacre. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, and Floyd Cooper. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre Carolrhoda Books, 2021.

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