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- Collection: Events of the Tulsa Disaster
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Facsimile of Mary E. Jones Parrish's identification card
After the riot and burning, African American citizens of Tulsa were required to carry identification cards. For several weeks, they were also required to wear green identity tags on their clothes identifying them as being safe and vetted for by…
Maurice Willows hospital
Maurice Willows operated the Red Cross hospital after the riot at 324 N. Hartford Street.
Rev. Whitaker and family distributing relief goods.
Reverend R. A. Whitaker was the pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church, which had only recently been completed and paid for before the riot. The reasons for its burning are debated, but it was believed to have held a large weapons cache, and that there…
Ward in the Maurice Willows hospital.
Maurice Willows operated the Red Cross hospital after the riot at 324 N. Hartford Street.
Operating Room, Maurice Willows hospital.
Maurice Willows operated the Red Cross hospital after the riot at 324 N. Hartford Street.
Booker T. Washington High School
Booker T. Washington High School remained untouched during the burning and chaos, and housed refugees during and after.