Using the notion of a ‘‘triggering mechanism’’ as a guidepost, this article details the sequence of events precipitated by the accidental explosion of a bomb a young Armenian was tinkering with in anticipation of a new round of massacres he hoped to obviate. The ensuing massive and indiscriminate arrests throughout the length and breadth of the district, the attendant use of a variety of method...

The effects of the horrific 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre went far beyond destruction 36 blocks Black-owned property in Greenwood section Tulsa. Sipuel family, burned out their home, moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma. Mrs. became a civil rights activist, and she her husband told retold story daughter, Ada Lois Fisher. Fisher’s upbringing influenced become test plaintiff lawsuit that forced desegregation ...