Tulsa History

The show follows protagonist Lee Raybon, who is loosely based on late journalist Lee Roy Chapman.

As crews hope to uncover more evidence of massacre victims at Oaklawn Cemetery, potential mass grave sites elsewhere in Tulsa could prove more difficult.

“It’s not just the home, but it’s what the home represents,” said Deon Osborne, one of the two campaign organizers. The GoFundMe page has a hefty $1 million goal.

Legislation to designate the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 as a national monument breezed through the Senate last month, but its path through the House is less certain.

The 1921 Tulsa race riots began after a Black man was accused of assaulting a white woman. The case was later dismissed in court, but historians estimate that up to 300 people died during the riots.

Museum Confidential: Season 8, Episode 13.

J. Kavin Ross, who passed away in May, spent many years researching the history of the massacre and the burial sites of victims.

"This perceptive book is an insightful account, appealing to the aficionado and scholar alike." -- Todd Wright, Director of Jazz Studies, Hayes School of Music, Appalachian State University

An update on the still-in-progress musuem in downtown Tulsa.

Jenkins has worked for OkEq in a variety of capacities for more than 25 years.