MAPPING HISTORICAL TRAUMA IN TULSA 1921-2021
Mapping Historical Trauma in Tulsa, 1921-2021 is a collaborative research project exploring the history and legacy of the Tulsa (Oklahoma) Race Massacre. Led by two archaeologists who were born and raised in Tulsa –– Dr. Alicia Odewale (University of Tulsa) and Dr. Parker VanValkenburgh (Brown University) –– the project brings together students and a diverse group of community partners to recover and critically evaluate the material traces of the 1921 Massacre and its aftermath. Through digital mapping, collaborative archaeology and the curation and public presentation of research results, we hope to create new, critical sites of memory for Tulsans to examine this dark moment in our shared history and consider its legacies and echoes in the present day.
