In a photo provided by the City of Tulsa, a monument to honor individuals found or exhumed during a probe into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre stands in Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (City of Tulsa via AP)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A World War I veteran whose remains were identified earlier this year during a probe into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was among those honored in a memorial service Tuesday at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery.
C.L. Daniel was the first victim of the massacre to be identified among remains discovered in a mass grave in the city. A gravestone bearing Daniel's name was erected at the cemetery, along with a monument to other victims.
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob looted and burned Greenwood, a thriving Black district of Tulsa, in one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. As many as 300 Black people were killed; more than 1,200 homes, businesses, schools and churches were destroyed; and thousands were forced into internment camps overseen by the National Guard.
“Today represents more than a memorial for C.L. Daniel and those still resting in unidentified graves,†Daniel's family said in a statement. “It is a long-awaited acknowledgement of lives impacted by the massacre and a testament to the resilience of the Greenwood community, which has sought recognition and justice for their loved ones over generations.â€
City officials said genetic and DNA analyses are continuing for other unidentified individuals whose remains have been discovered in the city’s .
The U.S. Department of Justice it was launching a civil rights review into the massacre. The agency plans to issue a public report detailing its findings by the end of the year.
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