The Burning Young Readers Edition, Tim Madigan
The Burning Young Readers Edition, Tim Madigan
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The Burning (Young Readers Edition)
Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Author: Tim Madigan

Narrator: Bill Andrew Quinn

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/25/2021

Synopsis

One of the worst acts of racial violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Burning recreates Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explores the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its Black residents and Tulsa's White population, narrates events leading up to and including Greenwood's devastation, and documents the subsequent silence that surrounded this tragedy. Delving into history that's long been pushed aside, this is the true story of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre, with updates that connect the historical significance of the massacre to the ongoing struggle for racial justice in America.

Contains mature themes.

About Tim Madigan

Tim Madigan's first book, See No Evil: Blind Devotion and Bloodshed in David Koresh's Holy War, was published in 1993, followed eight years later by The Burning: Massacre, Destruction and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Tim's most recent book, I'm Proud of You: My Friendship With Fred Rogers, reveals his life-altering friendship with Fred Rogers, which began in 1995 when he profiled the children's icon for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. When not writing books or newspaper stories, Tim enjoys spending time with his wife, Catherine, being a dad, playing the guitar, coaching and playing ice hockey, and backpacking in the Canadian Rockies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clif

This book is a well rendered historical account of racial violence that occurred on May 31 and June 1, 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The author first describes incidents leading up to the event while also introducing the reader to several characters who will be part of the story. Then the event itself an......more

Goodreads review by Provin

The Tulsa race massacre was a horrible part of Oklahoma history. And the fact that it was covered up for almost 100 years is astonishing. I was born and raised in Tulsa Oklahoma. My granddad came to Oklahoma on a covered wagon in the early 1900s. But in 1997 when I ask them about what was referred t......more

Goodreads review by Andy

eye-opening and incredibly sad that more of america doesn't know about this horrible event......more

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