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| https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=269 | Rep. Horn Statement on Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre | 2020-05-30 | 2020 | 2020-05 | Democrat | House | OK | Kendra Horn | H001083 | horn.house.gov | legacy | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK The Tulsa race massacre took place on May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents attacked black residents, homes,and businessesinthe Greenwood DistrictofTulsa, Oklahoma.The attackdestroyed more than 35 square blocks of theGreenwood District,known at the time as Black Wall Street,one of thewealthiest black communitiesin the United States.ThisSunday, May 31, represents the 99thanniversary of the massacre. Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) releases the following statement in recognition of the anniversary: Ninety-nineyears ago,thousands of Oklahomans lost their lives,homes and businessesin one of theworst acts of racially-motivated violence in our nation's history.Today, nearly a centurylater,thedeaths of George Floyd,AhmaudArbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others show us thatracialinjusticeand violenceis not a thing of the past but a tragedy of today.Onthis anniversaryof the Tulsa Race Massacrewe pause torememberthethousandsofvictimswho were murdered, those whose homes were burned and whose lives were destroyed. Wemustalsorecognizethetrauma ofcontinued violence perpetrated against black communities and communities of color to this day, said Congresswoman Horn. Thoughwe would like to believe thatAmericahas learned fromhermistakes, that the decades-long struggle for equityhas made ournationmorejust, more compassionate, and more unified, the reality isthat westillhavefarto go.Thisinjustice is something we cannot and I will not ignore. America is a promise.The fight for justice and freedom is constant and it is our jobtodo the hard work tobringthis promisefrom theory into realityfor everyone.Though Iwill neverfully understandthe fear and loss thatblackcommunitiesare forced to confront every day,I can and will stand as an ally.Wemustacknowledgeand learn from our past in order to change our present and improve our future.Weare called tocombatand confrontracism wherever it exists,tocounterdivisionwithunity,andchampionthe power oflove and grace. Justice iswithin our reach, but to grasp it we need an honest accounting of our past and a compassionate understanding ofourpresent.Where we go next is up to each and every one of us. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |