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Jul 2023
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Built From the Fire with Victor Luckerso...

SHARON MCMAHON
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Today on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon talks with author Victor Lukerson about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Victor’s new book, Built From the Fire, brings to light the atmosphere and events in Oklahoma that make up the 1921 riot–or as Victor calls it–the pogrom, or organized extermination of an ethnic group. Learn about the violence and destruction white Tulsa wrecked on the prosperous black community of Greenwood, the community's perseverance, and the effects that are still felt today, a century later.


Special thanks to our guest, Victor Luckerson for joining us today. You can order Built From the Fire here.


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Guest: Victor Luckerson

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