On May 27, at 7 p.m., Ginny Scheer will join Harry Anifantakis on his WIOX program, Wingin' It, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most destructive and deadly white riots in the U.S. and one of the least known historical events of the 20th century. This is the first of a two part program. On Thursday the hosts will discuss the events of the massacre on May 31 - June 1 one hundred years ago when white gangs stormed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood, burned it to the ground, killed many residents, and herded others into detention camps. Why did it happen? In pursuit of this question Harry has researched and will describe the "culture of massacres," a string of white riots in the years that led up to the Tulsa massacre, especially the year of 1919 called "The Red Summer."
The second part of the program at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, concerns the aftermath of the massacre and the cover up. Harry will join Ginny on Catskills Folk to examine the events that followed the so-called riot in Tulsa. the suppression of news and written records about it, Greenwood residents' attempts to re-build and where things stand today in the community.
Please join us for both parts of the program, May 27 and June 8 at 7 p.m. It will be broadcast live on WIOX 91.3 FM and streamed live at www.wioxradio.org.
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