The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, says a World War I veteran is the first person identified in graves filled with victims of the 1921 Tulsa massacre against the city’s black community
OKLAHOMA CITY — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
A World War I veteran is the first person identified in graves filled with World War I victims. 1921 Tulsa Massacre targeting the city’s black community, the mayor said Friday.
The remains of CL Daniel of Georgia were identified by Intermountain Forensics through the DNA of descendants of Daniel’s brothers, Mayor GT Bynum and DNA lab officials said.
The remains are among those exhumed during three searches for mass graves containing victims of the massacre.
About 300 black people were killed; more than 1,200 homes, businesses, schools and churches were destroyed; and thousands were forced into internment camps supervised by the National Guard.
The massacre began when a white mob, including some delegated by authorities, looted and burned Tulsa’s Greenwood district, also known as Black Wall Street.
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