Try as one might to disguise and forget the shameful events of the past murder will out so james hirsch author of the acclaimed book hurricane shows in this careful examination of a particularly shameful episode in modern american historyon the evening of may 31 1921 fueled by rumors and newspaper headlines charging that a young black man had assaulted a young white women a mob of . A best selling author investigates the causes of the twentieth centurys deadliest race riot and how its legacy has scarred and shaped a community over the past eight decades on a warm night in may 1921 thousands of whites many deputized by the local police swarmed through the greenwood section of tulsa oklahoma killing scores of blacks looting and ultimately burning the neighborhood . Riot and remembrance is a thoroughly researched and comprehensively documented account of the 1921 race riot massacre in tulsa oklahama by all accounts the most deadly and destructive attack by one racial group white tulsans on another black tulsans in us history. Riot and remembrance the tulsa race war and its legacy signed first edition on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers riot and remembrance the tulsa race war and its legacy signed first edition. Riot and remembrance the tulsa race war and its legacy by james s hirsch and a great selection of related books art and collectibles available now at abebookscom